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VOLUME. OXS* 

HISfORY. Of.8]^RZK«fISL2}. 
fOWV. 07. JAMAICA. 
I.0MO.XSLA93). IZW. TORE. 



WILLIAU. APPLSSIX. SARSSLSY. 

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BBOOKLYV. HSW.YORK. 
JAKUARY. 1914. 



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30 MAY. IVOO. 



Copidd 12 Janiiary 1914 1»y Vlixia^i a. fiardeiey, M,A», fost Of> 
fice Box 91 t Brooklyn, Sew York : and carAfuily coapared with 
the original records, a* »ade. lAioh other data ai^out all 
these Sprlnsfleldt queens County* Mew Yorlc, faaillee, is In 
the possession of Wllllaa A. Xardeley. 

COMTSMTS. 
title s : pages 1 and 34 

klBtory : : pages 3 per 26 : and 3"^ ^sr 45 

Hlgbie Owiealogy : X1^^191^ : .^ pages 2? per 33 

Mills Oenealogy : 1759-1910 : pages 46 per 50 

SlRonson family : pages32 & 4s 

Van ATtsdalenr Faaily : _ ^ page 46 

Botes : pages 26,2^,29,46,50 

Iiiddx of Persons : pages 51 per 57 

Index of Places : , page 58 



Brooklyn, Bew York, 
January r:^14. 



3. 

ftietoe Sftlth Siifionson wae Xiom «raj4uary 7 th, 1^20 at Spring- 
fleia,I>ong Zslaiu&,S«w York, In U^ *oxa Hm(ie0t9a4*,imio2) was 
1»iiilt toy h«r father, Klcliolas Sloonsont in laxi. Here the wag 
aarried ]}eoeffi)>er 21, i^jif? to larren Jones Higtie : and she died 
at her «on*« home, in aprlngneia.Aprii 1 at, ivoe;, at the age 
''^ : years. during her lon^ life she aid 

reading and thinking, and recorded many of her tr^ougnts and 
experiences, a few of which are glren here for the ibexiefit of 
those to whoa they loay be of interest. Her father Hicnolas 
Tan Artsdalen ( this entire fcunily later changed the netme to 
aimonsan and their desC'^iidants are so liju>¥m now ] -a liorn 2;e- 
eenher 9 th. 17<^V : died April 16 th. I(i4^ : laarri^a by HeT. 
Jaeoh SchooiffitaXer of JaiAaioa, STew Yoric, to Kebeooii^ mils l^om 
Vehruary 3 tri. 1791 : died XZ th. H^ 14$57 : a daugiiter of 3aia- 
uel and A<ui ( PKXLLZF3 ) Mills aiul had ten chllare); : ner 

htisl>and Warren Jones Higl^^ie was Utm 13 Seoemljer ic^ao : aied 
aa th. March X<i3^ I a eon of John Se Mott Highie and Aietty Am 
( HaomZCXSOli ) warren J an<i ?hei^e 3 iaOBIfi 

had three ohlldreii i A.ifidward A who inarrled Kata iJaria 

Rider 2. Daniel 8 oorn li August Xu^^ : 

died 24 i)eceaher ld93 : i.Rebecca : alive 1913 aiid single 

2o sister Kate, 
iiow sad to see t^e dear old ho»e 

Vast going to decay. 
To Which we have so fondly clung . 

Since child?tood*8 l^ppy day. 

Our parents, a yowig wedded pair, 

Sought this retired spot 
?uii three-soore years age, and here 

SifMy purchased their h^e-lot. 

Tliis heing done, then forthirith they 

Their hUiuble dwelling flamied, 
And went to work without delay 

To rear it, heart and hand. 

The trees were felled : the hoards and beanie 

Were sawed and hewed with care : 
And to i&alce the most of slender means 

Did paijifl fior lahor spare. 

Our father he, wit?i sKillfii h^aiti, 

7lung upright hears and hraoo : 
Then boards and rafters, lath and shingles 

q^uioxiy followed their place. 



4. 



Yo ral«« tha ^K>ufl«, ail uaeUfvuk aia. 
By friejidly hanOLB was giT«A : 

Mt ty tAlh»v ev«ry teoara was laia 
And every n&tl was &Tiw9n, 

W}i«n done, they took up their a1x)ae 

Zii their new inade ijoae, 
And little dreajtted what on llfd'e road 

Before then, was to ooei^. 

With Oiie child, a Ouu^tdr, thdy ooi»auenced 
Their h()Us8k8dplng : a^id theii, 

We follovred on each other fast 
*7111 we iiixa nuidl^erdd l&a^ 

sroia this, our chlldhaoa*{$ aniMi^viQ euch 

And all went forth to othor, 
But no one will o«a|para with tiiut 

In which we ]-;a.(l a xnother* 

7er« tliOUfiojiia absoclatlons oll}i^ 

Abound tiia cheristied spot. 
In which a niUBber l>ear a x-art 

Who now, alas T are not. 

We who remain, or Tiearly all. 

Are now on life's decline, 
hike leaires in autiiiin,we must fall, 

And our t-liioee here rasl^. 

And soon no vestige will remain 

Of this tiiia-honored spot : 
Wie place that ioiows it now,alufl ? 

How soon will isnow It not. 



X X X >' X X X 3r X X X X 



The Old Homestead. 

Its days are nearly numbered, 
Tast falling to decay : 

The ruthless ravages of tlrf.e. 
Mo loving hauid can stay, 

The sliade and fruit trees, 
Set with care, 

^len first we l?ullt our hor'>e, 
Have fulfilled their wise ion 
Ceased to bear. 

And fallen, otia 1»y one. 



History of i}i>Tin^XXcia,JiiitiJi\ic'utLoni, leiaiia, l^er yoric. 

V 

Here the Woodbine spread lt» 

Wealth or Ijlooic. 
Tor tolra and feee to eup : 
The yfliiamlnf^-toird now seeke In xaln 

To find Its golden cup. 
AJKi the eyer-vrelcowc tlueVilrd, 

The rot in and the wren, 
Their oid-tl;?.u reetiiiii ilac^s 

Ihey will never find atnln. 

A home for little ohlldrej.i 

Wheii life v'fct-B l;/ri£ht ^nd Bweet : 
Generations of ther-i here 

Have found u enfe retreat ; 
A ref^ige for the agod, 

Whose w>rK of life wafi dont : 
Here they ^lave calmly waited 

For the setting of the sun. 

To i.e(Ji> It und preserve It, 

Has l>een our constant care : 
Our heart 1b sad and heai^ 

to find It now t)eyond rejiair : 
For four score years and more we've 

stood the storms of wind and weather, 
Hoping now out lot w&y te 

To stand and fall together. 
Springfield, ^roh v, 1903 

A Oall. Jani^ry 14, lii^l. 

Yes, I hear f • Phehe ? Phabe T "Dost call riie, little bird T 

How strange thy voice s^iouldst come to we so sweet, so swee^ 

Tlriroufij* all thlB v/lnter*» sriow and sleet ? 

And oh, how gladly would 1 oome,to seex thee In thy distant 

hoine ? 

Is summer there ? does suiraner stay T Then why should spring 

entice thee hers f unlees Indeed •tlR ue to cheer ? 
When thou shait somo 1 rnay be ^ne : but In tiuit far off Jiappy 
home, I hop a to hear thy cherry call " Phebe, Phebe •. 



Labor. 
The well-ajiolnteu gift of Cod to MiiA : The Ballast of the 



HiBtory or % rltt^t'ltflu, J^aa»ca,l,on*5 Island, Himr Xarlt. 

Ef»rt3rj : a uxUTerstil panao«a for all,tr*e llle t^^tt fl««n 1« hair 
%o h iiioneaith 43X062 te^t twtU In ho»i«oiathlo dotes gooa oven 
for tr»at. For preventlou -iiooa ae well ae cure. The laljor of 
the iaauln awakes the slug^sft l)looa ana sends it ooureliiji, 
thorough the veins to do its own «,]] olnted wjrK : orowdiut^ out 
all waste material : which the arietlto ur^entl;/ umumag shall 
l>e replaced with better store, oood for the troubl«a lAna 

as well. 

When threatening oiouds the »k^ o'erspreaa, 
Burst o'er t/iy uiiproteoted iwaaa, 
■She peitiiig Htorf«us i)i toii'^nts lour : 
TTxe lightning's flash, the thuiiaar»3 ro^wr : 
Thy fragile bark hy teiupeet drlveii : 
You gaze desparlngly to heaven : 
Void not thy Viands in heixiless i^idf , 
But seek In work a dure relief. 

Think no honeet labor mean, 

Vhat droa has cleansed cuix not uncldan« 

What e'er fs>y /ianas shall fiiiu %o do, 

Ttiat, with all tliy might, pursue. 

Idleness . can never give 

One u(M&ent'8 ooiafort while you live. 

surfer not tigr ;and to roia4, 

fii^loyed in briiriglng trouble hou<d : 

Place it on lue work at Ir^nd, 

And keep it under strict oon^iiana. 

Wealth and rank are no excuse. 

Why you tjhnuld not be of use. 

If for thyself thou l^ast no need, 

seek out some Ood*s poor to feed. 

•Tie far «ore blest to give, 

You'll find, theji to ratM^ive. 

Oh, What a barren life to Xiv*^ - 
To always take a/iu never give ? 
In usefull labor you will find 
Health for i'Od^- ana for iuind. 
Here's a cur.;, IX you will try, 
Such as money cai.not buy. 
The greatejBt lady need not stoo^^. 
It is not »9orkl/iti down, but up. 

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Dry oT 8i-rln&flexa,Jaiuaicb,l«oiig laluiia, Kev; Yori:. 



AS on Xlfd'e Jo>^rney we fxoii day to asty 
fake up our burden, eacih In hlfl owii way : 
Sach dif faring; tvovx the other, exoe][ft In nama, 
Ho two ar« /4v«n to l^ear the very same. 

Yet, "laear ye one another's" we are told, 
And this should he inaoriXieCL with ien ot gnia : 
Were it not law aivlaa *twoulu ai,Xll lue ri^a, 
•Tie eympatriy we crave, exciuutces jua,t.o iigj^it. 

But there are l^urdene Bomi muHt ever bear, 
Which those Moet near ana d@ar can never siiare, 
Borae outward pain perliai.B, ao/ie inward i^rief 
One saeiLe to hlau, uodpairin^ or relief, 

Tnere is xto cherished tioaoi: tii^iid mq Tlnd, 
Comes nearer llmxii the t^irashold o£ the iaind, 
'ririere tione can t^et a glliapse of " Uutas Ajar " 
one cornea so very iiear, and yet so fur. 

But in these secret c7iajfil>ers, On& can sae, 
W)io in cou4>assion aalih, • Ocitie luito ma 
Ye weary heavy lad»3n, here find rest, 
Who Idear My yo^c und le&in of me, are \jiest.» 

Bear up, tear on, oeyorui are juansians fair : 
" A place for you," He «aid, " I villi prewar i.» 
9ay not, in doutit of this, " How can wo kiiow ? 
He would not have told us, if it were not so. 



Si 
' 'ft. I 



And He has gone, Kis proitiise to 
And He will come a^ain. He Bulu, 
•ffor you : tlriat where I ma there yo 
My followers, juay also he." 



fulfill, 

• I will • 



xxxxxxyxTxxxxxxx 

Por trutii ujiu jUbtlCv? aii.i T;he rieJ^;t 
I cry to Goa with all /oy rulgjit. 



r 20 th. 1^59. 
»n of the i'fetar. 



Sj-rlng, beautiful sirlnr, ? Knw I love this 
when every things,, tree and 8hrui5,i« puttiyxg 



its l^udB -cjiu leaves, a»id thts aijlu-trcar 
e oottai^e are l/eudin^ with their' wel£;;lAt of 



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our 
los- 



History Of 8. rir^itiu, ja.ui.lcu,ii>Rg Isl^,a, ^^ ^^^^^ 

nerer aeen them so »>«iuum l^trl. *lo«wa8. i have 



^ T:ie Sun. 



Through all the asee thou Jiast #^^r b«o« 
An Object or T>eri>lexUy to r.an. 

Placed by the i^iaaa or Ooa 014 hl^i 

O'er ooioitiess wria»6 li^ou aoet pfegiae in Bt- t« 

5J iiJ^r ^? ^*'^^' »«^ ^'»^«« '/Their «in w"*** 
Of ilfe«B ele,,ent8 to ail their li^rlr^fMiiht. 

Ana ever thtw alnoe time bejzan 

^if??i?f Tf?'5. °«^"^««« we^i^doth pour. 
mti ii^%\^''^^'^^^ ^^ tojcer»« plan ' 
With undlr^^shea energy and store. ' 

But Whence th© Bouroe of thy em 1 iv » 
-What fe«U8 thy ever.raajatlng f Irea ? ^ 

5?t%' i!S.2l"f "^^" ^'^^^ *^^* torch^su, n ly 

With uiaraYerlng steadfastnees tl:at never tires f 

]Jiiat wo^iaer ihvii th« i 
To Whoa no riiveiHtion ha y 

SeeUnfi the ^reat. in th^i H:^ 4^U tina 
^A^a^imrshlp^thea ^a^Ooa^of eartf L^J^';L;i,t » 

To Mrs. Uel;ecca Slifco/48on'ttI^M«. " " 

A Vision rion and Tii,ret 

with wlgTity i,ranoiiee teminK low. 
«iialln6 fraisraiico sweet, 






KlKtory of 82:rln&n«la,J«naloa,Lon^ lBliyful»X0w fork. 

Bury your ruo« wSt^lu tho l30Ug>ifi — 
There raay our spirits meet. 

Ihen ald-8tDii«dr days succeed 

tna aerry mor4t]i of ttay, 
»ien soX>er evening gently axawg 

Her nantle •rouj:i4 tiiB Oay, 
When the new-iiioon aiid eveiiluej-btur 

Adorns t>,e glowing Wewt, 
And Hsiture's heixere n«ur ana f&r 

Are golnt; lipcie to rest: 

Wiien e'^^ ' KieRt dronptnc flower 

U^ a wletfial face. 

And the tjentle dew of heavcii 

Itescenae to their &»-■-■. : 
Wiien tht hajjeygustlG's T 

Vloate m the evening air, 
Aiid nature's in her loreiiest crosjK - 

I foay i.eet you tre^-. 'iTi.'' t*.. r , 



XXTXXXX5rrxx3cyT7rrTrTTrvT35 
2hf; .syecery or The MlJiU. 

We read of Bal^ylon's klnf. of ancient f^ime : 

•though alno>!t t^r-prn ', 

The wondrous story v,;.,., .. -_^ i,. ..^v teems, 

Which mostly Is th« outoonie""of dreains, 

Which so dl8t-!>rJied his nlna ujoii hin tea 

that sle«3p, affrlg}iteft,toroica frofn hij-; and fled. 

When ho would Know the meaning of It uii, 

th« dreaiE Itself had ^one iseyoncl reoall. 

Ko waiting Jio«rs brlnii anj' thing t)i&t seems 

Xo ue more rc^l thaj: our frequorit arQa:,;n : 

No thoughts or fetJllnfin nnye wa more intoiise 

than w^-'^- *■■ "•>— ; *n locv-' -^ - — "- c^nae. 

Tet of fl we of r . 

the merest rr«c''ent9 floating In the mind. 

And eyen thoee tr-.e luenory fallR to xee^ , 

We doul^t t>fer^ Ir ?uc} tMn: 'lf :irf»s ilpf»p sleep. 



And When in ztm^ retreat, ■^ny, oyoiiae closed, 

the weary lody sinks into retoss, 

Reason ^iv.^r- uy ^Qr reisn and doffn her crown, 



10. 
HlBtory of 8jrin^l«la,Jaiualca,Lonii Isiaiia, j^u. v^via. 

And, during 8le«p, her goyernmont lays aown. 

fhe restieaa mlna, u/itorldlM, rowalnti at wlu. 
Pjx>c0ane wUh ▼a^arlee the inlna to fill • 
Th« eunanar IwidBcape clothes with Ice ana «Aow. 
In winter, ;<uikea our frulte ana flowers «rcm : 
BrlnglJig ow aead to l.tftj rrotn the 4^1001?^ 
Place*- ovr Lov.«a ^uiu livi;^^^ i^ u.e toiii; : 
Points u» to one enoiosaa in ai6<*tJ*»B aiabr^ice • 
We looX, ajia there uehola our own pale face ?* 

At times, It iuakee an effort to aiauea us. 

Then protes our QonsoieiiC'o,fais«iy to accuue us. 
Provlhti our ^uHt of diiaa^ wo'a ^cora to do. 
^Ich we wax« rojolcwvl to fliiu u/itrua. 
Producing great yffeot without a oause. 
It thus eJ,oe8 on dai^iii^^ iiaiuru*© laws. 

And the floxie mind is suianonod to obey. 

•WJvit 18 the ruin<l ?• you aex - • m^% 1« the soul f 

And wnat attracts the neadle to th€ pole ? ■ 

Also, wiiat in the electric li^^»t t 

f«^ S!fJ ^**..^^'^ ^'orthern ? ao..*jtli.G6 seen at night. 

And what a t};oupjuia thlji^a ti^t oiie alfiht asx 

To answer which would L.^ a hopeieBs taak. 

In ail the wor&s of art that one iuay view. 

iT^ltl^^ty'i'^'^''''^ V^« *«^i<l. the Old aAd Mew, 
We gee tho ..atia of wan iho marx, * 

fi^'f^al-l. heyoiisx iirrx^euetratoiy iUrx : 

■"'-'■ '^ 'it power, |. s tiot on»*-h&lf fouiid, 

' - ^^ *"® ..--..*..xfl ail around. 

It threads wltn wlr^aa sea, earth a^id air. 

And these, with mUoraefis sxUi, are md© to hear 

our thoughts a..u wl»he«*, witi. ,.n - ,ra soundBr 

At llghtnln^p spsed to earth's 1 -,r lowidfi. 

Sature's wy»terlou8 forces, for i>uoa or iu. 
It firmly grasps rwid r-eiuio Uii to its will 
Barth'f. hldilen treasures yieiu to its 00ir«.uiAa . 

Its ojray aia iu a^i i^^ hUi^.aa )uuid f 

In oou/itleB« wa^rt its ..-^rvelouu powers ulBclose. 
Aiid yet, how little of itBeli' it Xnows t 



11. 

Kt9tory of 8i)rln£Xl«ld,Ja«iaicii,Long I6land,»ew TorK. 

To know that. Qoa Is love, and tnat Ha le 6v«rywhera present , 
l8 the Bost soul- satisfying of gosrei truths. Ana l^ow IncoM- 
prehenslble is that love that can t&ke in a sir- itea 

world T Oh I wbat height ana depth and love ami _ .^&h and 
Dread th, i^w li<aeaeureatle must that fountain be f 

Hy thirsty soul, whloh Is nearly fapilshed in drinitiaria fro« 
these streams, deft lea wit^i sin, looks upward with longing to 
l>e aUKlttea to the Fount^Jn wttere It sh'.il be filled with the 
pure and perfect lov« of (ktd, 

I riare very mar>y domtn and dlfflcvltJee in my religious ex- 
peritmcf!, I am dlRe itlsflea witr rhnt i a,"., and with all that 
I caii do. And Fiy faich As BO'Sinall that I an; poretiines led to 
dotttt its very exlste/ice, f»8reolraiy in aorte tntn^js, laat there 
is vtiQ Xi.im^ oi' v>'hich I f«^el rorfectly certain, wtUch is, that I 
love Ood,and Ck5d Ito Christ. Thla is aj' •rock« and iRy •fortress": 
only for this I rho^aa r-.e over^' * (trlrt^n to despair. X 

love iilra, not 80 nnch for what ... ..j fnr ne, a? fny wteit 

He is, for the exoeedlnis beauty and lovellnesn of His oiif*racter. 

I iovo nir for hlB wlsdon, aiid His hr ' i His r^*rityt 

and His juetlo*), wiu Kls ijooiinepn, a-" .ws..., and for the 

inexl^iaustlhle fomitaln of His love, . ' I foel tJiat I could 
spend an eternity in atimlrljiiif lovln,?., uaorlr;;^' and serving the 
Vriune Oo.i, though heaven were daetltutf) of anv other hein^ or 
attractloii. 

X X X X X X X X X X X 7 *" X X X X X X X X 

Tehruary 2i5 th, lc73, — 1 6.,,, ? evary one %a.B his own 
jecuiiaj views of - - - ■. 1 - . . , ^.^^^ ^^^^ exten- 

sive, 'thoughts f. .^ c iixia ^, ^„ .it palaces never 
eo«i>3 liito ifc mind. I aiirciys fancy rnyself as l^elns Introduced 
into the Irrt'.ddi ' e of J i Vije aii^els, with the 

iutrlarchB and ..,,.... ., the l. ^^4 : ttna I i«- so enrap- 
tured with the first iar'^^^tin^ss, t^iat l^dfore 1 can withdraw 
rayself to loojt arouiiu for i^- friejids, ruy thou^ihte rotum to 
earth. i always miiuL o^ iuy dw5*3asea ploufe X'rlcindfi as beiivg 
in heaven, tut I niivei a^a thiSiu there, 

ity >ieiirt is 80 overfioy/iii^, nitr. lavi2 ana 3:iappir.eBB at the 
very ^te of heavea, ' it seQr.fi8 as t' " t -- it of all 

my friends could not , it it. I hr .vt Jiriy 

one will be idle In ht^aveu, fcut I have rio idea what iclnd of 
wori^ it is that \<9lll l)e required of us. 



12» 

History of dtrin^ieid.JaiaaloaiXottg Zslaiiil»Kew Tork. 

I a/n satisfied to beXiSYo tnut we will )>« yiaiplsir for ei\- 
SSSftlng in it. I aXfrays tTiinK of )i#av»n as a i lags of rest, a 
rest that I isfiire may be uiiwearied activity in the senrii^e 
of Qod, 

I caiuiot thinK of heaven as separate from the ] reeence 
of Jestts, Who is the fountain of every perfection, and in whom 
all fAlness dwells. 

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( Written for her funeral service. ) 
■ BetM9ld the DridegrooBi ccfi»eth, go ye out to aeet him.** 
ibtthew, chapter <^bt verse 6 

So Ions He's tarried in tite nlg]rtt, 
Vhile X my watch I'^ve xept, 
StriviJii^ to iceei ffty ismp aligjit, 
X*ve slumbered and slept. 

Behold, he corvee T the siiunigltt ci^ 
With Joy thrills every nerve. 
I rise to meet ety Lord on high 
X*ve feebly tried to serve. 

Oo«*s angel, ]>eath,has brought at last 

The long desired release. 
Opened the way to heavenly rest 

And everlaB$ring peace. 

So laore infirmities of flesh 

Shall quench the 8i?irit*8 fire, 

110 dull ears render music faint 
Of the celestial choir. 

Praise Qoa uiitil your latest breath 

Has brought thus to lie. 
Ihsn, when your voice is lost in death, 

Oo sound Mis praise on high." 

8ept««ber 17t 1^99. 

fo Rebecca Sinoneon Higbie. 

You wanted me to tell you sotaeti'dng about yuvu- ^ri t? t- 
nrand-father, 8aa»el Mills. X did not know but Wtt t ycm x^nm^} 
as rauoh about hiju as X could t«9ix you. Tou lunew, of course, 
that he was a Bevolutlonary soldier. X don't krtow at wh.t 
time he enlisted, fcut I thinK he served till the enU of the 



13. 

History of 8] rlngneia,Ja«aioa,Lonii Islima, Kew Yorx. 

war. That, if I reaenber rlg^itly, laeteil seven year*. He 
was to h9 at aeath o9 yaare oXa. His p»other Uvea to a 
great age, X can juat remetah^T her. Aiwi h«r graii4-tot^ier, 
■ old Orgtfuile Trayere*, h» Bhe wae call«a, llvtid to be a hun- 
area years oia. 

then he cane hcnae from the mir, he got marrlea. 
Hie wife lived In Powghkeepsle Uew York f, Uwcle jo>i/i went 
there, too, to get Me wife. She was a Phllilie. He warrlea 
hie own cousin. I think granii<-fatner must have inarrled a 
wife Fiuoh younger tYitm hi/.eeXf , for she died wtien she was 
at>out thirty, leuvlng five children, of whom mother was the 
youngest. She dleu of oonsUFC^^tlon wJ^ien mother was oray six. 
months old. She was a delicate child •> suxjfosed to luive her 
mother's disease - t^iat she was not exj^jected to live. And 
gzand-iaother, knowing that her tliae was siiort, t^ta the ohll-> 
dren all Daptlzed, aiid wished It F»ght lae so that the toaby coftld 
De burled In her arms. 

But the baby wjiose life was despaired of. Uvea to be sixty-- 
six years old, and had ten ohlldreA of her own, of which your 
mother was the third child. 

Of the five children she left laotrierless, Uncla John 
(. KlllB ) was ttie eldest. He was a kinu of evangelist in his 
day: much given to Bible reading and exjowuilng : and was a 
leader of prayer ^eetln^s. In the old days, these meetings 
used to be held In neighbor Ing houses, about a .die apart. 
In preparing for them, there used to be a scouring up of brass 
candlesticks and snuffem : some of which would have to be bor- 
rowed. A few of these would be placed with t)ie Bible and a 
hysft-book on a sinall stand, covered with wjilte cloth, tir,a others 
on th« roantleplece, or wherever most convenient. 

Then there would be boards ibrought In for seats, laid a- 
cross Chairs and oorered with quilts. Oftentimes there 
would be a bed in the room : and If the roots were crowded, soiae 
of the people would sit- on the bed, wJiich would be quite a feat, 
as It was the jrlde of the housewife to xaake her bed as high as 
posslhle. The laeetlngs would be opened with prayer, after 
wMch a hytm would be given out. then the cantfles would be 
lighted and handed round. One person would hold the candle 
aiui another find the isymn. When they had si^ig the hviMt the 
candlos would be passed back and s^ae of trtsu snuffed out. 
Then a chapter would be read in the Bible, ana If it w^e reud 
hy Uncle John (. Sills ) ,he would coimiiant on it. The hour 
would then be filled with 'singing ami pratliig, singing the 
Doxology at the close, after which the place would be ajj minted 
for the next meetlriii, to begin at • early caiuUe lli^it, • 



14. 

JUBtory of 8i.ringfiel(i,Ja»ialoa,Lon6 leland, K«w York. 



Then, after friendly greetings and oanrersatlon, tt.ti rao^ia 
would dleperee, eeeklns their ooarpanlone as they prLB«e<i out 
Into the dark night. 

tJncle John ( Mllle ) iroiad conduct ^^ funeral occasionally, 
and sosietlaes be called upon to visit the si ok and dying. 

He nas a great ohurch-goer. Me went for the lore of It, 
A good sermm was a feast to felm, and he would discuss 
the subject of It on his way ho«e. se quoted Scripture in 
his dally conversation. Be had family worship momlns and 
erenlng, week days as well as Sundays, and unless business was 
Tery pressing, would sing a Uym, which any oia ml]pit select. 

I liked that part very much, imere all could join in. 
It aade the services so riuch more liapresBlve. it Is a great 
pity that the family altar Is being broken down and beoo»lng a 
thing of the past. Hothlng leaves such sacred weinorles in 
the Blinds of children after the parents are dead and gone. 

The sacred remembrance follows them to t);e grave. «>iere 
is one little h bit of Uncle John's ttot Is always associated 
in my laind with hia. In the time of June roses, he was al- 
aost always seen with a rose In his laouth, especiaily when 
going to Church. 

He had one brother, WliiiaBj ( mils >, • Uncle 
Bill,* as we called him, who was a peculiar character. He 
had a roving disposition — never co\aa settle down to anything- 
yet newer went far from hoae. ^ Be was a true child of Kature. 
In sy3!5>athy with every living thing - birds, beasts, and in- 
sects. All sounds interested him, whether of anliaate or in- 
anl/eate things, and he could imitate theia to perfection, and 
interpreted' thera as well, ge told droll stories which 
made everyone laugh. Some said that his stories were not 
true. They were true to nature, however, althougji he 
didn't expect any one to believe them. They deceived no one 
and harmed no one, it was the sums with the stories he told 
us children. We couldn't fall to understand them. TJiey were 
of tlte • mother Ooose • style. He would tell us what the pee- 
pers said — • Peep, peep • ~ • Hoe deej T Knee deep.* • So 
deer.* • Ho deeper.* And the varied notes of the cat-birds 
and thrushes, he Interpreted in questions and answers ana ex- 
clarnatlons such as • Did he t did he t ■ ■ sure of It ? Sure 
of It • • Bfiw can you tell ?• • Know It : Know it ?• •Hfx- 
ha-ha • • Isn't It wonderful t • 
This will give yau an Idea of it, thought I can't remember one- 



15. 
History of Bprin':i'idl<l,Jtiu4aic&.,Lor^ I8lati<l, Kew Yoxx. 



l^If of th««d lalra oalle. 

He 0&i(l that one day a h«iii ccijuo ott h«r lieet (3aoiaiii^, 
and vald : * X*Te laid an egg ^Xn the~ stallLB - and Z don't - 
-mean 4 to tell - of it ?* And he said nhe kept on * tel> 
ling of It * till they went and got the egg. Then, one laoX 
day, in do^-d&ye, the flies liothered him and i*ouidn*t a,lve 
hiR a iQonient*8 peace, so ho took his )>ook and went up in the 
hay-«o«« and he said he r^adn't been there lon^; when a Xiit;, lalue- 
tottle fly came and peer ed uj and said, • I vow t here he is 
now. * Then he caiAe iMick to the other flies ana told thm^.^ and 
soon ty^ey all oar«e np swarming, so tliat * Uncle Bill * had to 

tkQK out of it. 

And he said he was pasRlri^ a l/am one duy where 
two men were t^ireshin^, and this is ti^iat he heard : " Atore 
help, nore h61p, more help. * Soon he saw a third man ^ 
in, and then it wfis, — * Let rae come, let %e come. Let me 
eome ? " He tiad an ear ipen to every sound aiui oouia in^ 

terpret it. 

"Shore used to X)e an old grist mill ttanditig near where 
Daniel Siraonson lives. I can jUBt reia«Bil»er it, Zt used to 
sake the stost unearthly noises. Unvle Bill ( Mills ) saiC it 
went <- * Creechy - ker - l)unker - tunker - !*& alt^st done 
- o - o - ver — ono two-grains, two- three- more, two-tiiree- 
gralns, throe - four - more, Ohreeohj' - xer - l»unker, Imnker, 
Z*in almost done o - o - o - vsr.' After a w^iile they ^t the 
old mill repaired, and the next tiioe ho cas&e there he said it 
was going, - * Chitty - ker - dang, a handful at a Ohitty - ker 
— dang — a hand ful at a to&io.* Veil, this la&y ivot seen like 
isuch to you, l>ut it was the way he said it ty^at msAe it sesB to 
oomioal. 

Of the five children our gran*l-^540ther left, Aunt Polly 
( Mills ) was the second child ana tro oiaoot duug^iter, and tie 
house-keeping devolved upon her. She couldn't ti&WB lieeri 
more than seven or eigj;it ym^rs old, l^ut our 6.xeut-gryJid-«other 
lived Just over the wuy, ana she used to c(>2<e in ai'id look after 
the (>ahy, and oversee things, and they got along without other 
help. But grand-father » being a soldier, knew how to c ok, 
Muk tiould turn his hand to aljaost anything. He drew »> pension, 
and t^iat, with his little faria, suxported tiieri. He went in 
the iDay occasionally uiitil he was too old. Wr aren 

loarrled off, he liveu rigiit on alone arid took a.^^^- ^.. <..- ^^If , 
which he was well ahle to do. He was never sick. X r&smiti&T 
otiLy one fit or sickness that he hud, which was his last, ajrid a 



16. 
Uis%oiy ot 8prlngfl«ia,Ja»itiicu,i^uMi> islaml, j^ew York. 



eliort one, I thJnx he died of old ago. i aonH icnow that 
he ha<i any allstent. You thlnK. it strange t)uit h« ehnuin 
have wanted to live alone for eo jsany years* but I aon*t. 

He Uvea on the old hoiaeetead, which he owned, and where 
Ms Children were all uoin uid Kxew uj? : and when they married 
they settled rlgj-it around him, almost within call. Our house 
was the nearest, ajid he used to come over almost evsry jleasant 
day. Sonet Imea he would go i^ farther than our house, ana 

then again he would go all arouiiu and visit tneif Hil. 
H« seemed to enjoy his Wfiy -of llvlnii, aiid I tniniv I eriould hare 
enjoyed It also. 

One time he seeroed ^julte weaK and feeble - that 
was not long before he died - luui Kother ni'Ui she (;ot thinking 
about hln In the uli^it, and felt worrluu aiid couldn't sloep. 

So she got up and aooided to i^o over to see how he was, 
Xt was a very hot, ruoon light night Xn mid-suiTiiner, 9o she 
didn't dress - Just slirred on her shoes and went In h«r niglit- 
gow2'i. There were no houses to intSR, and she didn't think 
shie would meet ajiy ciie at that time of nltirit, ^hioh waa about 
midnight, She went to the biACk window near wTiloh he slept, 

and called to hln and he answered her. 8he told hlii, w?y she 
had come : that she &*% thinking about hlra and osme to see how 
he was. 8e said he felt comfortable. 9o she talked with hiei 
awhile and then went back. I^nlel Blp^onson heard of 

it, ajid as he was used to gpcln^> tyiat m\.y late at night v^tien he 
was visiting the girl he made his wife, he said he • was glad 
he didn't meet her, as he certainly should think it was a 
ghost, • 

We used to have great fun going to • Grandaddy'a •. We had 
the run of the j^lace. There iras a small orOiard in front of 
the house, with fall plipinn and f earpailrai, and ojig onmrX tref 
the body of which had grown crooked, so th t we could sit on It: 
and it wafi easy to climb up In the top and got the aj-jies, which 
were streal^ei with red, and as bl^r, as your fist. T>iere was 

a bougTi ajple tree behind the house, s^nd just in front, a large 
pear tree. The jears were sweet and juicy, and the tree bore 
every year without fall. 

I tJilnk that tree laust have lived to be a 
himdred years old or more. it was a large tree when X first 
remember at>out it. 

Soon after Auht Sue ^ jwved home, in loco, she saw 

Mr. l^hrfilra Baylls, wTto bought t>ie old jlace, and InjjUireu about 
the old pear trfu*. He said It vr«tR ptlll living, aiia i;ore 
fruit every yeur. I wont by the place once after t)iat, una saw 



17. 

HiHtor/ of sprln^flelfi,Jajriulca,Loiu I8lun<i, «ew Yoric. 



XtiO tree. It stood erect rma cilgrUneil, but oft, po nin ? 

I nare heard since that it yrf^ts ixmn out down. 

the »Ue of «re, Fitch's houeo, on the o <tv = 

Bide of Uie way, used to i;c the northern fcoundarv "ox i,i ;; i~ 
father's pXane, which extended down to the ijrooK"w-nlch croBB.ie 
th& road and run? alon^^ on the east., side. In th^ nort>i<?; 8t 
corner, near the edge of the ewasQ-, ras an old garden, vtUob, 
at tJia tine of which I aw wrltlii^, wt« all over grown : Xhate 
was nothing attractive about U but the »ity roBee and r&Bj berries 
of which therv^ were a great many In t^filr Bea>'on, Thc^ soil 

being rich and HiOlst, wue just eultea to their growth. And 
there we oould gia find help oiireelree. 
There was an old, imiiced, i,prl)^, down 
was set an old barrel, wl»r5ie 'wt^ oouid >i! 

frogs and other llTlhi^ thln^b, which were a constant source of 
aausenent to ue. 

The balcer used to pass grand - father's Jiouse once a week:, 
■ Balcer's Day ■ was a ^reat day for Ufi. Ke never cawe in to 
our house, as we lirea off tlxe road. so we al^ -^^ ■'■ ---^ m to 
go to grand- father's on that day. Sopie tliree k ..i tell 

UP If we oould find a new. hen's nest and get Bom*t estts to trade, 
out, we might go, 80 we would hunt nil over. TTie hens used 
to steal nests In the woods and heugoe, iijia coni-stauce. 
ftorae tlaes we would find two-three ho% ne^ts, and get a do. 
or two eggs. Then we would go off v-ry cranK to • mofil the 
baiter,* Some tlmee tJiere were two or tiuree of ub, wid when 
we got there we would watoh for hlci, and as soon as we saw him 
coming, we would all go out, .grajid-i';*ther ' ^ ^ wf,y, 

I suspect he was rattier proud of i . ,.. ., .lldren. 
He would bu> loaves of bread and pitch them out In trse ^.Tt^ss, 
and then he would give us the rusks and calces to hold t«tille he 
paid the bill. 

What a lasting litapress Ion these little ti.i**^ 
&^fcde oa our nliule. Though three score years and ten lif^ive 
passed since then, they have not been able to obliterate there. 

We used to go over some times to help » gntn-aaddy" 
get Us dinner. J*ot that he needed our r»elp, but It was a treat 
for UB to do It. Be ha<i a laige open fir^- ' oe, with u stono 
hearth, and pot-nooKs and traz>iniel8. In « _ u stew, he 

would get the meat and out It \xp In small : lecee, and s^tison It, 
....... . y,^ jj^ jj^ ^>^Q jj^^ ^j^j^ cover it with water, a .g It 

hool over the fire. Then, when It waa .._ , ,.„.., we 
would peel the potatoes and wash then; utmI put thea In, 



16. 

HAstor:^' of J3irlr^fleia, Jamaica, iong I»l^Jlnli, K«w Yorx, 



Re usually had Sdabiscult ( >iard tacJv ) on hand. Tti&v 
leliig eoiasers* fare, h& lixed thero, a«a they wouid keei ai- 
ffin«t any length of time. ma would break iq three or four 
of these fnUk jut In the rot, when the jntatoee wore nearly 
don«, Atid It woiUd make an excellent stew. We nerer, never 
ate fuch «tew any where else. Mother used to maxe good 
Btewe, Taut she never put flea biscuit In theni* 

Often, when re were siuaii, and gra/ul-father came to our 
house, mothei would take that time to do errands, leavint^ us 
In his care. Ane he would a&uee us by telling storieK of 

the war, and BlneJr.g, war songs. He seemed to eiijoy hii^ way 
of living, arid ajjeared hai:py and co)..tt?nted. He had seen a 
^;ooa deal of the world, and ^ae well Informed, havln^^ hati 
better oi jortunltlee than most of hlf; noighbois, Ke lived 
alone frora the tlna of ;?iother»s idarrlace till the tlic.e of Ma 
death, which was about thirty years. 

AS I write, maiiy ijoldentB of riy chlld-hnod recur to me 
wTilch I had almost forgotter.. One tlrte soiaethlng was said 

about going to f.rand-tiaddy'fi for apples, and raother said ohe 
could go and get a baexet of ajyles and eet bacJc In ten minu- 
tes. I didn't JCTiOw how to believe it, and wanted to nae her 
do it. ^eil. She said she would. Bhe was busy ironing, but 
left her work, took a basKet ana started, while I tliAed her. 

She returned In just ten p.lnutes with the basket of ap les. 
Then I fluid, if she could do it, I could. fio I took the" saiae 
basket aViCx started, I ran all tM? way there and all the way 
back, and was ^one just seven rolnutes. I (;ot the ba!p>.et full 
of apples* but didn't have many by t)ie time I got tioine. They 
were scattered an alojii^ the way, 1 jjuC two fences to climb 
each way, and I think I jaust have covert^d r. iilif? niont. But 
you Know the distance. 

These things about whJoij X have written oojse 
within ay own neraorjr, but t>,ere Is so lauoh more I would like to 
know now, triat mother could have told r«e if I had only asked 
hc?r. She knew so rnjch about t>.e ol<l times ana the old peo- 
] It:, Sut in her day, I dldi\»t feel so much Interested in thew 
as I do now. 

I can distinctly reneinber things that oooutred in our old hoae 
seventy-seven years ago, nher. I was sc^ roeiy three years old. 

We laay be said to be a long Uvea fw-ily. The oldest was 
born In 16'15. Of pother's ten children, four are still 

living, whose united fges are 299 years. Ther« have been 
thrse goldeji weddiiiiF ii; the fainllj", with t>:« j rotiv.eci oi' 



IV, 
History of dprlngflela, Jaroalca, Long Islamlt Kew York. 

another In the near future. 

Phebe s. HI 101 e 

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

After Thou^ite. 

>4ay It, 1900. 

I don't suppose any chliaren enjoyea (ev«r} t^selr chllu- 
hood pore than we dla. XT:e woods were our ylaygroun<i. 
We tullt pluy-houdea under tlje telg trees and jlayea at i>ouee- 
keey irg. It vms all llxe a picnic. We ^ould cUxib trees 
to YAmt for tlrds* nee to. We never rovped little birds 
llkea the chlpploe, tut qre llKed to find their nestp and peex' 
In them to »ee their egge ami the little birds . 

Yes, we did Toh tiio rovijlns and the cat-fclrds flometlinee - 
alwaye ty;e cat-oirde, for tr;ey ate «o icHny of our cherries. 

We felt eorry for tJiora at the sarie tlxue, but we wanted 
their eggs to make custards, which we baked in clarc-sheils . 

We never siade ii:ud xi®S| *as some children do. We pre- 
ferred to iij*ite thin 8 which we could eat uftervra.rd8. 
Our t^reatest pleasure we found In the woods. We knew the 
naries of every tree mul shrub, and all the wild flowers anxl 
grasses and mosses : ana w-a knew where the finest ijlacx-berries 
and hunkle-berries were to be fouad : and t};© Cnri Straus greens, 

Jftother, too, loved the woods, a/id spent i/vuch of her 
spare time in it. She knew where all the roots and herbs 
were to i;e found that were good for faedicino - and we used to 
help her gather them. There were the saHsafras and crow-foot 
mouoe-ear. These were in the woods - ana In the Bwacip was 
the iJidlur or wild turnip. 

We could tell ii^iere to find the roots by their leaves ajid flow- 
ers. Mother taught us the only lessons we ever learned in 
botany. She used to /Jiake bitters of the roots, vthlc). were 
good for chills ayjd fever - not so lauch for our own faruily, who 
were seldom si ok, as for our neighbors. But oJi T 

tlie hucxie-berries we used to gather - bushels and bushels of 
thern. Kot laany people lived near us at that time to »iat)jer 
then, and the woods and swjiw; s were not cleared off then, as 
they urn now, t^nd tnother know every i'oot of thy t^;round for 
nlles around, havinii lived in the place ail her days, fuid haw- 
ing much leisure in her youth, and beln&, fond or ranibiinj^, she 
Knew Just where to (to, and did not havy to search for the;a. 



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Ann tne bustles would t>« loaasd with t>errlss, so»e of which 
ware as largo as dtierrlea, 

Untiier lost ona ot her wedding ear^ 
rings In the swanp while gathering l^errles. 'iim.t was a~ 
bout seventy years a^;o, and I 8tx>pose It Is there now»but 
no doubt it would be larder to find than the * needle in the 
liay-s tac^t . " 8 oiae 1 1 tus t 

nothei ?voulu get up quite a parity to go for berriee. Bue 
would take two or three of ue» hj.a A^it Polly woul<i ti*i.fc; oiie 
or two of her children ( shfi had five ) wi.o w«re ratJ.ei timid 
and not so veiituresofiiS as we were. We eivjoyea it, h,u i£ it 
were a licnlc, ^^iien we got to the eweuup, we would scare uji 
tJ'ie lircis ae went alojig, with our chatter, aiid they woula gire 
us a wide berth* 

©oiuetliTtea we would go over to the other side of the swuiui ,and 
suc'i. fun ae we would have oiOBSiii^-; th« Irook, ' iag 

1 lace vyt! cailea • iiOiiiu. over tl.«s j-olet, » A tru.. ..,,-, *..>iien 

arid loUtiPa 5taif v,ay acrors the broox, the polefi or rails, or 
both, wsre set fro/a the other aide ana laid in the br*a»«»ies of 
the trees, and we would £« ^^V on the trfce and dowr. on tJ.e poles. 

We had to help each other and fce so careful not to 
sriil our berries. We often found thlnga In 

the swamp, such as turtlee, etc., Wtxlch wc - - *oa very i;uch to 
take liocie with ue : but we could eeldo,. t - ch lesidt^^e the 

berrlas. We would be sure to go howe loaded with eomet/ilng, 
however, and could always ttiKe some flowers. You may 

wonder whrt we did with so piany berries. Well, we made pies 
of thora, driad some, gtwe soine away, and sold soiiie. We were 
;ill very fond of cerries and milk. We Kept a covr and t?he 

would often br»^aK out and ^ive us a lohr, chase thro^AfO". tjiO 
woods and swaiftTS, ana sometiiAeB she wouia e»»it out on the xop^, 
.and we would lr»ave to tjo lulles after her. Sonet i 

we would have a drought in the fsurjaer, w)i<?n the 7iaat\ire wr, 
all dry uju Then we would ^o to fe;raud-uu.da;> • fo iu^a cut 
grase for her, and brinji it lnoit^o in bags <uid basxetH. ?hls 
was work and play cojjl/lnod, and w^ aii^jo^'ed it. 

We i;ept but o)ie pit;, bat '^« Kadti u bir; one of hln, iaid 
fat, which gav«5 U9 plenty of lard, i^'lth t/;e other ^od parts, 
and 1 Yiixve no doubt it went as far with us as two Id 

in wJ4iy faiiiilias, for we ne^ar were allowed to waf v , .,,.. ..J.ng. 

.«;ot even a gialr* of corji were we [aiB.itted to throw-avray 
Into tjiB fire. 1 thirdc liother Wi^s a genius, aiW*oug/i I 

never viawed her in that lij^l-it before. 3he never said "I 

canH," but aiv,<*;yB oov.ld af»u \70Uid do wiTw-tevor aii^ war. called 



21. 

niBtory of 8j;rlrigflelcl, JaPialcjx, Long iBland, New York, 



upon to do : aiia often wh^t nit/s was not oallea U] on iwv expect- 
ed to do. She alwuye stood ready to tielp any one, tut 
nerer wanted any help herself, unleee mien our advent made the 
necessity Inqpei'atiTe,. Btie waB one of u thousand for mailing 
a little £0 a great ways : and i&alclr4g a good appearance out of 
small means. 

She never re-r.eiTtierea raving a srathor, She grew up, follow- 
itig pretty ranch the nent, of her own loatura. She, iljso Uncle 
Bill ( -'• ) - i? a 1 - tT nature, i.; ny • - "' «v«ry 
living „., .. oi V mIh auii aiiliuai a.^ i i*fter 

she was narrled, yet she never neglected her oun household. 

Xhe first I rejaember of lootlrier's ^orx was her ©xii^ining, 
toth on the little ujid hlg wheel. She would alt and spin ty 
tho fireside on tl:e little 'Ahesi, ' : she 

had to wallc the floor. v;lth tho i-it. '-, .'■ .--....>^ ...wjy rullee 

a day Xy the sid« of it, while we Foula ait o« ii;3 ou Wo floor 
and watch tl;.e Fh?(?l8 g;o fcround una 1 to the hUiiy::'.!);^^. 

We wore nothlriii Taut homespun vvh^j. o 'vere little, with 
the exception of our one calico dree?, wiilch we kept for our 
teet. We ali^^ys went barefooted In eu/zier : it Wcis a 

great treat to us when vjt TSQxe psJiruitieu to tui;G off our s}u>es 
and ftoiikliw^s Wtu run :*rowni. In our tarto foet. 

^lother was a tS<>f'd spinner, and a fact one, and It was worlc 
She llKacl, Soms house v-'lves wera /;ot faro-handed t»-.ii 
would clve out tj.elr spinning to ve done, givli*^ ti.c i.,ArjLf! eaA 
a half poujid of wool or flax to spin, and as Kuch to euch of 
the ynwig j.en, who ^litu to hire theiro done* . 
Wlten all was finished th^y wo\a>l taXo It in, 93)'^ r^-^re would 
be a supr er jTepareci for then, and a a<w;ioe ufte 
I jiever learned to spin, and never went to those iind of par- 
tlcn, hut ny oldest ?* -*-'r did, before I wrts grown up, I 
went to many otnars ard of a dliTert-iit Kind, 
flrlnriliig was then going out of faslilon, as it was cheaper to 
buy tr.an to ma}:e. And oh ? what a. i^avlns ot ' ' at 
wae. Jfc-ither 4cod to rOiae ill our olot>,06, 
stociiijitis 3,iA cilttens, not only for ours:?lve9, hut the nalah- 
bore, Bha had a han.d loow, on which she wove tape^ fring- 
es; she wo\ild Icnlt crub-nets and a netting with frl..^ ., -or 
curtains, ajid nettiyi;:^ for children's heads, to Jceer t?.e nalt 
out of their eyes. '3 wore tr">U£ht up to avoid debt as we 
^: a ilasue, aj,.^ h^i^; iuU perrcl'^ • ''•> >-^'.7 an^^thlr. f >r 

. ... v;e*^ could not pav, ,r^r>th8r .; ru/i a .y 

bill : if she didnH have the laoney to pay for thirige, «/:3 



22. 



History or Springfield, Jaaialca, Lortg Island, Hew YorK. 



would go without until sne did naT« It. Yet her credit '^ati of 
the ijeet. We were not allowed to watt.e iAx;y- 

thtng - not eren to throw a grain of com into the fire. She 
fiald the constant ar.fi carelees wante of things would alwaye 
keep us poor, Yet e^ie wae far from telnti parelmonloue : 

She was generous and helpful, l>ut would h^ve nothing to ^Iva If 
Bhe ha<a not \>een economical. Amonf, the maiiy u/*- 

:" vi t?iJ,ri£« Which imXYibT .Uil^yaB t:- ■ - ■ in^; of tallow out of 

,.- ^rrles. There wiifl iuor« for a .y th;^n any ihUic 

eiiVt and It Wfcs a teUlovis proces&, »he tivtthored th^ t^er- 

rlos T^t'Uii ^olie.i then ux; in fitrong lyo to extraot t 
.%nd then atralnea it and let It cg<>1, uftux v/vach > 
ofi t?j« tallo*7 and meltt^d it \^ and jpourod it into little moulds 
to cool.* It was a Ba^o-^reen oolcr v.i&h li . , and 

r '. ■ ■ t 'ae hard hb flint, I lion't zw.i^w '.vi^., ., ,._ .., 

, ha7e "been i.ado of it, Wt she uood to jut it in woavee* 
taiiov to cialto candles . It i^aao the^; :'.uc*) hurdor aiui nicer to 
handle, 8h<? raadc* candles, of course, feu ve ha«l no other lights 



*- + + -^ y: A. y: X X + + ■*■ + * 



+ + +• + 



I 'ion*t waj'.t to 
all al?out mother V^ 
an<l pea-pi CXI ng. 



rv 



. o 1 



•t told you nc»aily 
(tyeii.^j, '-ind nursing, 
In the old tlwefi farmers didnH raiee ra&r- 



;, i-U'.- 1 
T>!ere w:. 



iet trucK a« the.v ao r;ow. It •. coiji toes, 

hay and G'^^iJ^-» ^J^''-^^ *<* little « t --. " '> Hlgble, 

our nearest nele>iior, was ajflonr, the first of the fanners to 
relpe r<5as for rfiaixet. HIr plac^ Jolne." ourR, w^lt); oj^ly a 

alvidlne fence t)etwertn and often hlK leu^) 'vere plarteu close to 
our h-^use. Wc y^eve Ma " Ftar piexerfi •: he lised to have us 
plcx for hln, and we Xixed to do it. Our flngerfi fieer;ed fona- 
ed for that purpose, Sorfte tljne?!, i)i %tn- wHhti nr, the 

l<iU!K t>.at lat noxx to the ground, woulu Le ru«ty, particvilurly 
the tls pieue. He dldr.»t want the?*: i^ut in, aj^ they epoiied the 
sale of them, Qo ^« v;ould rlci; *" ■ ' In some tMhi, els<?. 
Ar.d uX noon ws would gather thex5. ..d hurry hoiu' .'Aiid.eit 

down ar.a shell t)ier- Three or four of uf would shell tJie 

teas, and one vrould ra}^ the fire and set the tatle, and we 
would • "" the 1 eue ehellt^d and in the pot in a Jiffy. tn9y 
were . r,nd sveet ar.d Juicy, and it tool: theru Oi.ly a few 

minutes to hoil, and we would have ^.n excellent dinner and De 
l)ach in the lot again within the hour. 



23. 
Mletory of Srrtn^leia* J&^aaioa, Long X8laiiil» fisw Yor]c« 



Th«n we used to plo]£*8trair-l»errlc:B for Uiicle JoWk (Mills) > 
hi 9 ia-mi Joined ue on t/id othar side. We used Co Fioj:>. peas 

for nim» too« but wd li&«^d pic>.iiig 8ti^w-l;«drrlefii ijectdr. 

iiOH^ ti^ee we would rur« ra(3«»0 to »«»ti which could pick the 
ao&t, out I was never l>eaten. I /laTa picked over a ^iiu^rea 
aud eeventy-five baskets ixi a/ da:/, tiiou^i I should ^-^t ba the 
one t\) Bay it. 

^4^ther had a pli»a8ant aiid che&r^ul disioeition, alv^hys 
put:U;i!<i tht» i>eot i'oot ror#ard, «kaiu <^2i0ouiat»ijii^ others to ao the 
sane. Hmv Xiree«)i4ue wau li^i^^ a xa;y oi BUiibhiui^ to u*ti aiok 

and afriicvodt which oi'^Hii. diu <vto^u ^oau Viuui tbuulciiin ~: and 
notwi tiiStaiiding her luft^e f.4';xly tmd hur .-.atiy c^ian^ sht? always 
iitoou ready to ^xt^ttu a helpii^S haim. 

X ^a»} adoite'd, when a Jjauy, by Akiit Phaw** _ ^^ j. ,who 

had iio childrsiu of httv omu. I waa jiajiaea i'or her» ar*u sh«$ 
l*i*u a ^ lii^ vo' -de for iief "wMO* was lent out i^ftJir- 

warti K. ......^ -'^ U a . ^.^.wi>i''s chi.i.a5.ijj*, leeidae dtijviiii, lor 

all uy sist^ib Who oai^e aft»ar tni» X was ^aJ^K^i; f ;v 

hoii.e 'vheii Vtriry ^■omiii, Lut I was i «jx ♦ to t ■■ ^i-i^ti 

ort;0n, V/iQji i v^aB alout five ;; - ,^ old, . . , -c:?, l;.^, 

]^roii|pit .rtie hofiitj, eayiiig tyiat i aidn»t want to stay loji^i^^r. 
But after wuiLiiit, a ^oovi visit, I was v-llline, to go V;acjf., It 
ifl iiov strajit,e tiiat I i^ot ]r^me-BloK, fox 1 wa» thts oivly vjiild 
iii a f "U'lily of five or ttix ^rovfT* peoi/i'S, wliile at hoj-t^ t-'!«rre 
waB a house full of children for me to jilajr will;. ir 

USfl to CO*a«^ cUia S»?«i .'lt», aU OftCA US S5/;d OOUld, bji-.^ ;* 

wcfiilfe hOfeid, I would go part of the way wityj ht;r. i 
one tiise wiieu w^ catue near our placv o^ vartiiii^, which vras 
about half a s;41a io the wi-^y, " atid I wuh ruiLiifig 

aiy &y<s», '<i^ liioti-or l/feitt (-i. . , -. -..._ -_.-.., ■ What's iuns 

ikatter :» 1 said, " lv*e ^o% sand in ma cyee." But she knew. 

fepake enco uracil tiis worUB to ,i}e i^nd w« parted. I hud 

.. i^v,.^t love for My i^<thei, aiul ust?a to -'v i^ i i.igi.t nev^;? out- 
live her. 1 ofttffi tumtiiit wltat n, u .-1 thin.-i X% would be 
to lose luy i^iothsr. it wae> bo iiUch in my i^iind th^t I wrote 
Boiw Yorstje i it, Lut jicver f- ■ ^ - - -. 
jHX)tii«*i. HUb . Mvjr oi thd iAitch ^ ^.ca, (Bew 
loriw J. I thiiik shii ftust tiave joined tiie Church sooii agter 
*; ;, as I uon't vv ■■ '' *t a reg- 

u—- -. . . and aifctenaafit, ^^ ... ..: , . „ . L^n to 

walK each way, i^ha woula eoiue tiMee jiet a rid© with some 

of the neighfcorjs, l(Ut aever ds*i.«3ndeu lij.on it. Sht* usea to say 



24, 
History of SprinsClold, Jiwaioa, Long Island, lew York. 



■Us ntrsr set out to go to Oiaaro2i, unlots t&« folt a«lo to 
walk t>ot2i ways, wlilol& 8no often did. She Had a alios'ttqjuiek 
ttej), and ooiad set orer the ground aoazln^^ fast. Soae 
one said her wallcing looked like her knitting work. All 
of her girls, with the exception of myself, went to the Pros- 
hyterian Chureh, (in Jtuiaioai, as the 9atoh Reformed Ohuroh 
heing at the other end of the Tillage, was about a mile Cur- 

ther. AS Aittit Phehe was laae, they always 

droTS to Ohuroh, although they lired hut a short distanoe from 
it, and when there, Z, of course, went with thesi. When X oan 
first rsMiyMr, they west to the ?reshyterian Omrch. ity 
earliest reooUeotions date from those Sahhath days spent in 
Churoh. They had aoming and afternoon serrices, with only 
an lMwr*8 intermission. We took our lunch with us, Ums 
spending the day, as it were, at Church. « Those were 
Tory tedious days to me ^ such long sexaons - or they seemed 

so. Z would get so sleepy. Sometimes Aunt Fhehe 

would take my head in her lap and let me hare a short napT " 

Then Z would sit 19 and watch the minister close the " Big 
Book.* That was a gmmat relief to me ~ the most interesting 
part of the serrice. 

About that time there was some difficulty in 
the Ohuroh which caused a dlrision, i^Bd Uncle Waits ( T Siaith f ) 
left that Church and w«it to the Reformed. There were no 
erening meetings there at that time, so we used to go erenings 
to the Presbyterian Church. All we girls liked that 
Ohuroh better, for all our associates went there. itother 
nerer objected, as she had no way of taking us, 9lM said we 
might suit ourselTes. 

• Vor whether we lire, we lire unto the Lord : and whether 
we die, we die unto the Lord : whether we live, therefore, or 
die, we are the Lord's.* Bomans - 15 : S These were the 
last words of my Bother. — * ?• s. H. 

Becoration Bay 1900. 

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

* Well *, you say, * you have told us so much about your 
mother, but you say nothing about your father. What about 
hin t • 

Veil, Z will tell you. 

He was bom and brought xtp in the same neighborhood. 

He was the <mly child of his mother, who died at his birth. 
A neighboring woman became his foster mother. She had ^ite a 



25. 
Uttoxy of 8xrlnsfl«l<l» Jaiaaloa, long Zslam!, Vow York. 



largo family of ner oim« l»it tooic Ms to nurse with her own 
^9Xiy» When he srow up, no loamed the 

earront«r*8 trade. He was a g^d wericaan and a fast one, and 
was isuch sought after. iU to his appearance, he was tail 
and well proportioned, with a ruddy oon^^lexion, ^laok hair and 
eyes, which turned preaaturely gray« He whb Texy partiou-> 
lar ahout his clothes : was neat in person and dress. Be 
had a fin4, elastic step and nol»le l>eariag, and was considered 
good-looxing l>y erery hody* 

He could not l»ear to see any one standing idle and watching 
hiia When ha was ahout his work : tmX would soon snnage to hus- 
tle then out of the way. « It takes *em too long to 
stand still, * . was a frequent saying of his. 

Vather was of an old Hollar^ Sutoh fanily hy the aaae of 
Tanarsdale, who caste to this country alK>ut a hundred and fifty 
years ago and settled in Springfield, ( long Zslsuid, Hew Toric* ) 
He always aade ffiuch of Chris^oms, and in preparing for it 
he isade a specialty of Hew Tear's calces and raisins. 
Be wvnild always hawe a ■ cluster • for each of our stoojcings, 
and a large roioid Hew Tear*s cake like a full aaoon, pinned vp 
over the aantlepiece, and his sailingt cheerful, handsone, face 
was good to see. 

Mother would sake little aninals out of the hretui uou^ mm 
toake tnes. They would stand Skloae. She always aade dough- 
nuts for Christnas, and she would take a^me of the dough and 
sake little iBsn and wosma. They wouldn't stand slone, tout 
they were hotter to eat, so we are thea first. 

Th«& there would he an apple or orange, or hoth, for each 
one of our stockings, and so»e caxtdy <- not such of that, hut we 
appreciated it all the more for there heing hut little of it : 
and some nuts, and aaylie a few perjiies - always wough to fill 
our stockings : and we little ones whose stockings were naall 
would Itfing up hoth. We were never disappointed. 
Santa was always on tiae. Then father would stick a little 
swit^lch in the top of each of our stockings - just for fun, yen 
know. We went to hed wurly, as a rule, hut were allowed 
to sit up a little later on Christaas Bve, to witness the prep- 
arations going on for Ohristaas, and to feast our eyes on our 
stockings hanging v^ in eatitx corner of the hig open fire-ilace, 
in aii^cipation of the good things we should find in the storn- 
ing, and to discuss the aorsterles of Santa Olaus. 

Then, When we could sit up xio longer, we would take off our 
shoes, and sit down in a row before the open fire, to * toast 



26. 



Rlstoxy ot 82 rlngflAld, Js»alca, Long Xilaad, S«w Toric. 



our foet * ^roro sp>1rs to Xtea* 3)19 old folKe sitting in. %'m 
toaok gronsd, and ttm Iblazln^ fire lighting up tha room so a« to 
sftKe a oanflo aliiost uii«1m8. 



'^ XICXXXXXXXXXXX 



Z t/iinic this Is an lnol(l«nt worth roooraing. On ii»gust. 
4 tn. 1904, t>t«r« wors four sistors of us took dinner to-g«th> 
•r, imosa agss ware as follows : 

3irs. Varran Jonas ^gbia, aged ^4 

Vota ~ sha was l9or7i ?hat>a 
Siiitti diBionson on 7 J-^mi," 
azy 1320 
Mrs. Vlliiaa Bsnry Higbia, agad &1 

Vote > alia was Dorn Cathar- 
ine Siimnaon on 29 f abru- 
ary ld24 
Urs. S a ▼ i d orlBStaad, agad 79 

Itota > s]rxa was bom Oiiarity 
SiBfonson on 1 M&y 1^3 
Mrs. Asaal Hottiaton Sig^ia, agad 72 

Kots - sns was ttOTii Slaanor 

A SiiaDnson on 29 

Jvaa/d l^i32 

Tne yoiuigast three three have eelebratod their golden wedding. 

The fourth has Dean a widow fifty years. 



27. 

Slttory of 8pri2)isft«l<i» Janaloa, Ums, Xslaj^a, Xsw Yorl:. 

Hl^le gSBMloQr of dprlAgfield : 1?4^ - 19 14, 
frofld the Bamisoript of Williaa A. Sara«l«y. 

Eiary Hlgiild : auirried Haxodia JCS.!.: and toA ftoofis otiMr chli- 

dreii, a son 

Jaaefl Hlglsid : toom 1770 ; narrled in tuo Fr«steyt«plan 

OLuroii, Jaiiaic^, Hew Xot^l^ 4 8^t«al>er lUOQ d&sau or 
Susaxinali SWSeSfi^' ^P^* ^7 i^prll 17^3 : a Oai^shter 

of JotepH SKZiaiGRS and ( Mf&^^ ' Jsifiitts 

died ateut 1S03 : and tna widow ftusani^ iBarried sooond 
30 jraauary li>X4 'Ai^oi; SX(K5t£ : a son of Si«r.&dn sxasxs : 
fne queojus County, Surro^atos rooords, at Jfaaalea, low 
toric, lil>er B, pago i^6, i^ro the adi&lniatratlon on tno 
estato of Junes Ulgaie of Hes^?stoad» ITew Yor^, gjrantod 
1 At2gu8t 1S03 to Susariasg;^ Mlgble, administratrix &nd 
Al^iattiar Skldaore, adalnistrator 

Jasies l^gtelo and &.16 wife StascuojoaH £iad too c2klid 

I. Sanlol Higt)ie : t)orn 1^ 8ept«n[ti«r 1^02 in Eempstead, S«w 

York : dlod Z Sep tender 1S70 : aarrlod In dt. Georgs 
Xllscopal onurcn, leopstoad, sr»Y., 7 y«^ruary 1S£2 
to Hiss AoQr V^dJPL: 0^ fiespstoad South : Bii& was 
Itorn 17 9ee4B«t>er 1799 : died 4 i^rll ls^6 
the a'affiaic^. Sew York, Surrogates records, lila^^r U, 
page 165, )k^s 16 SoTemter lc;70 the administration 
OB the estate of 2}amel S2gi»A« of Jainalea : the pe> 
titlon ^ays be died z SepteiLter 1<^70 and left ^ widow 

Amy : and 5 children - l.J _, SiUd&ore 2. Alexander 

3 .Wright ? 1^11 residing In dprlngfleld,Jiijsalca : 

4.Susani»Ji S ; wife of Charles Wieaitn oi n-ee- 

jort, Rew York : 5.^aae a wife of wihisub 

HendriolEBOB of wniiaffis^urgh, BrooiOyn, Hew York 
Saniel and Any Higble had flTe children — 

1. Susannah mzabeth torn : aarrlea Charles 

I^eaan : and had 1» Saniel frankHn'sn^S/^ 

2. Jane ee»nt : lx>m I i aarrled Wlliiaia HendrloK- 

•on : Uorn 5 0otot>er 1«29 : died 25 January 1900 : they 

had I.Sidney fright WBSmi^saGS horn 

2.13ajjlel JUdson assiRXCXSOS bom ~ ~ Juiy"'li5$5 : 

he died 4 8ept«aiher 1<J55 aged one aonth, 7 ci^^yg 
3.Alexa»ddr : horu 13 KOTsalber 1«33 : died 14 Septeither 1<576 : 

Married Sarah Trances fiAVXSOlf : hJim 11 JUly 

1^37 : a daughter of Tredwell Sarlson and Phel^^e ( 13E 



26. 

Htetery of 8prlngfl«ld» Jaaalcat 3^^ Xelandt Sew Torlc. 
Eigbi9 0«iuMkloa7 of Sprinsfiold : 17^3 - 1914. 

^.Jtuaos SlLidners HXQBZS : torn 13 K^rch ii^3 : died 3 Ootoler 

1831 : warrlert .^ Pliet)© BAVX80K : Teom 2S Kay 

1624 : dl«d 3 JanaaTy les^tf : sYie vras a sooond couflln 
of S&raH ?• DAVZSOK on page 27 : jaaes 8. El^ie tisA 

one son - I. Daniel Wlltour SdBXZ l)©m : T^iarriod 

~ -« ^ — _ Heion MB fiOOOALL : and ri&TO 
1. George Viit>\tr KZOBZX iDorn 

5.Wrtgh% Peareall BIOBZX : tjorn 3 August 1*531 : died Tj^lJeceEH 

l&er 1901 : narrled Ann K ( t HlffRiK T 

prolJalDly descended from A»ry BZOBZS ) : ene wae torn 
23 SfpteniMr 1^3« : died 2 October 1907 

Alexander Hlgl>le and Sarah VranoeB ( PaVXSOS ) had two e:hlldr«R 

tern la dprlngf leld, Hew Torx 

l.deorge Bertoert : Dorn 23 March IS59 : married IS fe^r^iary 

ld«0 Alice A AMinMAS .: t>om 7 Ar/rii KS139 : 

a daofShier of Cornelius Aaheman and Ibry (YALSBTZ;;:^ ): 
Vote - «ee Aabeman and ^fM.entlne aaatuicrlpt genealogy 
l^y viiiian A. Xardeley : Oeorge X and AllC9 a atglole 
have two enlidren — 

l.Mury trances HZOBZS : torn 12 stay l«82 ; tmrrl^d 21 
Oetotoer 1903 Joe «T>h Winifred Bergen torr* 16 
Oototoer Id 79 : u son of O'oseph leffert ism^fss 
and Catharine Vlnlfred : they hare 2 chli- 

l,<ieorge Higgle B9t92K : uom 20 Januaty 1907 
^.Robert winifreti B]»aar:!>om 27 DecoRi'oer 1<?11 
2. Alice Cecelia HZCOIZB : l5om 31 J\My 1 : le 1913 
Z.RoDert Winfleld : torn 5 Mferch l«'S3 : married ir. mer 

1666 at lynnDroox, long Zfllar^, Sew Tori:, %c Augusta 

Pearsaii : Dom 12 Maroh I86«f In X^mnhrooK : a daughter 
of Maall^n Wrlipit PSABSALL and Ananda ( nee ?EABSAX>X. ) : 
Bohert W. resides on Hi^iand ATsnue, JiRaalca,H,T.,and 

has two Children horn In J^u&aloa 

l»8Bnllton Alexander HZOBZB : t)crn 1 JUly liS89 
2.Bot!ert Winfleld HZCTBIS : Tjorn 24 Hay ltfvl^ 

Wright Pearsaii aigDie and Ann II _ . : have two children - 

l.Ceoella : isom : narried . _ Wiiiiaa Henry Bos- 

trand of Springfield : a son of fesse Bostrand and 
Sllzabeth ( VSBSLL ) : and have l.Plorence Bete lie KOS- 

TBABS iBom ^ aarrled _, Burtin Janies BUXtU : 

and haTe 1. wiiiiaa Henry 8XZ7H : horn _ 



2V. 

History of 9prJ ,fiald, Janaloa, Lniig ZT?lan4, ir«w topK. 

llgt)S« 0«2Uialogy of 6prtnsfl«ld : 17^3 - 1*^^X4. 

a.Alexanaer Paarsall XZ0SZ3^ : bom : aiarrtdfi ^ 

Jane V00]> :^ tbey r9«i'le M.^wood Avdnu«, Soarsdale, 
Mem TorK : ai^a bava one oHlld •* 
l.(lia<3yf RZ(aZ£ : "born. ^ 

jr. XXXXXXXXXXXXX3CX 

8t«pli<m llg1»l« ( a •<>« of 9t.«ph«n Kljgble ) : toorri 1745 : 

aisd 17 f«>>rttary ISl*? : aged 70 year« : s»rrl©d 

Lovice 

The 8\&rrofi&te0 records of t^ue^ns County, at ^susalca^Long 
Island, Bfew Tork : litoer cj, pag* 373, httve tj.e will of 
steptien Higl^ie of Ja»alca : dated 13 J>^G&iotT i :pr»- 
^ated 11 v»XQti 16X3 : no l»usin«8s stated : wif« ^^v^oe : 
4 children ~ 1. ite.ry wife of OaDriei Armstrong ( a^id nsr 
2 children daran AriiStroag aiul Stephen Axit^trong ) : £. 

iiaiijaah : 3.AAeon Hlgtole : 4. John s Higgle : z 

graad-ehlldren Stephen Skldoore arid loiter iKcidstore : 
executorn u^ two Bons Anson Hlgjoie and Jofai f?. Hlgi?ie : 
wlt^Mssee John Cari^enter and Batouel isiiie and ifiorrlB 
Vosdlok 

Stephen and Lovloe Hlgl;;le IvnA. 4 ohildren * » 

1. ii.ry : 1*0 rn : 2aarried _ _ ^ Oatorlel Ari? strong : 

they lived ne«r IPoughlceepsle, Hew Tork 

2. Anson : born 21 Kovewier 1775 : (iJeu 2ii juiy i^,^ : ^^rried 

first Ly EeT. Jacob Schoonnalcer of Ja^ialca, ^ew Tork, 
30 January 1«14 to Susannah or Susan El*^^^ , ^ --^ ^'^ 
dow of ja&es Higble : she was baptised : 

and died 6 )Sa^ 16^0 : aged ^a years : Anson carried 
second in the Presbyterian Chureh, Jmaalca, Hew York, 
2b February 1<$44 to l)eborah ARSiOK 

3. Hannah ( or Kauche ) : born i7i>l : tfn^xizna ^h April 

17o4 : died 4 January liJ^l : ag«»d in imr 71 et. y«i t : 

fiiarrlod ^ Abiutjiay SKidmore : a.rft ?ina iTi fvrn.? 

r.john 8 ^ : bom 27 May 17^7 : died 2b ;; : 

married in %tie Presbyterian • , 

15 febniary l^lJi to Sarah Rli.^.. ; ,--.. . „„.. ; 

. died iii^##i#i«t#y 14 May 1^69 : a daughter of 
d@ Antjo ( VAS ^OSTEASD ) : se^ 4 

Hi ,,^ealogy by Wiiliagj a. fiardelfc- ■ ...-^^ 
Z9Cl 2 Deeenber 17V3 



V 



30. 
History of Sjrin^fleld, Jaxaaie^, Lotus, Island, \a¥ TorK. 
Higgle O#nealofiy of Sprlngfitia : 1745 - Ivi^, 

Tna (^e«&fl county, surrogate record s, at JaTtuiiIca, Haw Tor, 

'■'■■- 9, pag« 41, hayc t^ - "*'' at Annor ^; » of jats&lOci : 

6 aept«sflier 1*:S5^ : . i '^-^^ Au< : wife : 

•on JToaepJi 8 _ Klgt>ie ! yoiuigest * ^r Ifery L _ _ _'^'' 

wiff? of Ererltt "••' " ' ' ftrooklyi;, Few swric ! -^ ~ 

rah ainioe Jiigl)! : ?pfcen Hlgbio of 5r?wtwv- , _ ^ ..^ 

i^mr YorK : drim^.x^i K;j.rij.ah A _. ^ » a widow ; 9X^cv^ 

tors ny fion Joeepl^ 3 ^^« fil^le, ghtoor Beary 

iUiie : the petition say» Anson ai«(i ... >9 : wiaa«( 2>«^ruh 

Aneon Higgle and M« flret wlft? f^ h ( miDmm ) nsui 

4 c3:ill<lrem — 
a,Jof.ei>h SXliUaor© H20BIS : torn 24 De'?-^""'-"^ leiiv r -'^^a 2y Pacaa- 

fc«r 1906 : }earrte<i -.— I- 'a Sis .jiaAR or 

8SBQAR : \>om 9 W19 : dieu lb June l6>o : a ciaijg^- 

ther of Jol^ji ^i-v^-u^ or 9£S0AR and sar».h ( TKOSPSOr ) :they 
hart six children 

2. Stephen HIOBX£ : torn : died In Lour, lPiuj¥i Oi%y,Sim 

YorK, 1 ?ei>ruary i«99 : he J« tour led r - 

Avenue, Mt. Olivet 0^»et«ry, Astoria, . . ,. ^..., 

he mjirried flret IKirgaret Jnne Kou. or XALL : no 

ohlldr^i : 1» married second to 

the surrogates records nt j--i-r;.-; n .^ T-r,^r TorK,~llt'er'*o7vTrge 
71, hare the wiilofl^ of ijans' lev-^a 

City : a«^ r/ : ■ 

died 1$ 0-. ,..^ .-. ^.;.. ; .,<-.,^.;..- . .-, - i^V.r-^-. . .:.... 

yrederlcx %il ?«nd Arthur %ll a; %ll : k f«l fit- 

Martha wife of Bewltt n _ _ _ _ laV*^ oa aiover*^;: ^ 

Y&rtt : and Ct&tharlne wife of Bime^^ i^ys?A^^-^ ^^ ,i.. 
lew Torlc : the ?- ;^ r«c 

laaloa, sew Yori., ll^er 05, page kioi, have the win or 
Stephen H* -^ " of Lonij? Island 01ty,»ew Yorx t ~ ., 
iSi»T«al^r : petition eayo he died 1 Fei>> ^n 

Long island city : i^rother w 8. Hig^^le or gfleld 

elster Jtery L, Slmonson of lojrwst Hlii,ion,'j I5i;*i«.,iiew Tori 
nephew Joseph a« Sliiioason and nlecf? Liiiirx \niai?". leoth 
of lo^^niihrookjLoiiiJ I»lrtna,sew Yorj n of 

a deceased elster Kajrmah 8lM»n8on 
'.Krinnah Ann RXOEIX : horn 4 Decesaher l«liJ : dl«*<' > : 

raarrled In the Prastsyterian Church, mmui , 1*^ 

I^eoeeaher l<537 to Joseph Skldaore SZmSBOH : li 

1«16 : died 9 May ld57 : aged 41 yeare, and */ v : 
son of Joh7i SimvaOM and Kanaah ( SKIPHOKS ) 



31. 



History of S|:rinfineld, Juaiaic i, JUmts iBiiARti, Sew Torlt 
Hl^ie aeneaiogy of SpringfUia : 1745 - igiH-. 

4. ifery Louisa KIOBIE : l>om 1325 : <ii«<i 2 '« 

1904 : roarrlea In the Prealiyteriuj- Church, ;jt^.^iiau,»«w 
Yorx, 24 ydliruary l«46 Othiel Bverltt fSlJlOKSOi. : &oni 
20 August iai7 : died 12 July id96 : aged 7v yeajre : 
& eon or itiGijoLiifi aim^Qos aiui ^ ( I4lll8 ; : 

tli«y haul one ton WoodruiT 61K0iv._ : rn _^ 

married ^ _ yiorence H0BERI8 : -r ve two cnil- 

ftran : l.EdwarZ aiMOKiOH : bora : he reeidee 

'ioTesX HIaI, Htfw Jwreey 
2.Miim;le 0« fcorn _ ^ 



jol^jn S Hlgtile a»:d narah ( HIUSR ) had 6 oMldren, three 

of ^^nom were^ "^ptlzed li. Preetyterlan Ci.uroin, 
i.Afelathar HIC T ; --; 1 JUly lol^ : Wit.S-c i 

30 i.. >> : m-i-rrled rixBt o isov. 

Ho^ere : tsorn 14 Aua'JiBt Uio : died 14 April 

2" -e, and 9 nontts : u (>■ ■ ' - "" :-"■ ^ 

H; , -. H ( K-A'ft ) : 

her tleter Vhehe Amanda EOGSRB : torn 23 
2.»TarjeB KlttBIS : I' 

died 6 Deu . , , _ : 

days : murrlea firet by 

ca,!few Tork, ?.4 October 

October l<il«s : died 12 Jvily li366 : 

and 25 dayB : a daughter of Morrle 



: died 
4 Jerjiett 
it;46 : figed 

" ^ <".0G2K8 and 

June 1623 

14 : fciipt. October lol4 : 

>^''d 5^ yai*rB, 3 ifiontlis, and 11 
Her, Jacob dchoor^iaalcer In Jaiaal- 

lii3<i to J^ :^T : ' W 

una &'irali 



( MUHRAT ) : r.arrled aecond *.wilce Arj; CAUIr- 

FISIJ) wTio died In yiurlryylile, Sew YorK 

3.BdP!Mnd KIOBIS I Morn 4 Jujmar>.' loi9 : dlea 2 June 1^93 : niar- 

rled .^ , Mary Aiui POLA!© -of Jamaica, Kew YorK : 

tn«y novad to Jfendon, Ada-^-^ '"^'mty, Illlnolf5 : tad 3 

cnildren : l.sara/t Hlder . . : born _. 

2.J«iry Aim HlOUia; : bom . , 

3»03'tu.rl@J!i HI OBIS 'I : isarrled 

KU$T "" 

4.W11H&JI. iienry HlOBi£ : born 27 October iiJ22 : died 1<> July 1902 
or 1903 : luarrlert by R«t. Jonn M, Krebfi (Pre8)»yterlun ) 

In Hew York City to oatHftrlne SXMOSSOS : bom 

16 Jiay 1^23 : died 16 Jfey i90o : a daughter of Kichoiue 
SZMOIiSOH bzid Rebecca ( MILL8 } : na^ne wae change tro:» 
Van Arsdale to Sltsonson 

5.Joiin "*lart;tA" HIOBli : bom 2o 89-i-teiab«r l<s24 : died 11 BOTeiti> 
ber 1<J98 : married Hannali BOSTRASS : bom 20 



Klatory ot 8prliigfl«icl» Jtuafelca, Jxjrijg lalaiid, Stiw York. 

June li»2S : died 20 »eoaw\.or 1367 : a ci r of John W 

BOSTRAffl) and ¥«liy < ' ^. .- . ^> ^ 

6,ABU>»ei iiettleton Hi _ . * .i^-' Arrll 

1^27 : died 5 January 1907 : J*g3a : 

fenrrieii _ _ — ^ — ■•••-. — —,— - 1 

B : a d. r Oi' ><•, ^-8 Si 

( viLLS ; : tA«ty ^iad six criiidven 

Iv-ioa : : no 

cliildren : t to wi'. , 

'^i.^aro^t s : T-orn 20 ' : disfi lo oc- 

3,011i!^ri :-i:>'a(ii ■""•" "'"' .w»iOfcer 

liJc>« i ^. ^^ 

Aiuile . 23 >. 

York : . ' i.'i.v* 

( SIMPrr... , : . - _ J - . 

"i.Williai!! Renry i. : doto 2 Juno l.6V0:8iJiijie 19]L^■ 

2. Harold. i;*>'i* : bom (d J\me 1595 ' " 

they reflid?? o/i Linden AveriUe,J?;inalca,lfev Yor 
4.' Refee' (?BIE : t rU 1037 : . : " 

she f.,-.*Mae on %},-. .-*.. .,.. ••^' ^^ uv on .^*.,... 
m^rlngfield, Jaiaal<5a, lor 

Jo««|)2i 9kidw>re Siujoneon and Hannah A?u» ( iill»T;tie ) had 
I.SUft&nna}) A SiMOSSoa : to<. ; : ai«*d k^j vi 

2.]fery Augusta aiJfttitdOii : Qoirn 6 v 

3.a«orga AJuBoii SIMOSSOM : born j;0 

^•didney Skldaore SXMOtfSOU : "oorii is- jiui.; ao^v ; uAi;.^ ^o v v ^ :5 , 
aged 4 years, 12 oonthsi and 7 days 

b. Lillian Loulau ^iwousoa : toorn 23 Ju/ui 1<J53 t- 

stead, lew York : i&arrie<l first in Hesi] & . ;, *-> 

Jwne 1877 to Oharlea frat'""'''*^" ^mimora * 'S'c 

I051 In KerbpBtead : died 27 Jaimar:^ ^ of 

Bealsittry SCXSIORX and Aiii«iic» ( ii: ' X r^ } : &iit$ ., »^o- 



33. 
lii-^tor^r nf S^-rln -fisl!!, Jar^iaica, Lor., Icland, »<jw TofK. 

Lillian Louisa Simoneon married second 

?re0T)ort, i-,., i u . ., . v ..-, .i : roh 1J591 to Anthony 
■ "WHEAlsy : i>om 9 JXine is ^6 : died 21 Augiiet 1909 in HeiEi - 
;w TorK : t '- VffiSL* ^ mr ) : 

or; . :i : torn 12 AprU lo7t^ 1 

died 11 Viirc^. l:'.79 
6. Joseph Skldmore 8IMCN8ON : torn 3 necemter I837 : married 29 

Jicie 18{?1 Florence R ^ _ MOTT 

i.;.:i4e and K • !? o^ili 

n"*-"~iV.-i'., UiSLL i^l^rn 

2. J ce KAT/KLL : "boi'n ^ ^_ 

2.3:ii.-*r. :nt"ab€th loorn . 1907 : 

_ _ . lorm Henry VALSi'UKii : i orn ^ _ 1639 : 

uitiii ^^ ie^ • "" ~ ^'J- : agei :53 y * "^ '^f J^Temi'^Ti 

Charles BATLia -i I : i 

i.jonn Mar^ *i-i8 : 

2,<5harl«8 ..»^>.*- '^'^^flilo : .. 
3.5rritnx N^id«9ii : ijorn : 

r x"ifi3 ISrs. i 

5.Rtepftaii At>iaWiar : born lt> yel&ruary iiioii : (Uea 14 

ri«l a Heo&taber 1777 oi' BaDyion^Jj.Y. 

i!t ?rv of yos- 

°Ir*y , Long island, N^^w York 

r.v.wvirles - . ' a, ilew J " r- 

Ic . . - .,,-vu-..vu.... .. , ii'ow Tori ^- .„ . - - ----... ^ -- - 

Afc.ii^?a.L Hlt:^)l© married In l£iin}iaesat»Lon^ Island, Bew Yori:,i5 fel;- - 

^i C - - -. - « " 

Aaron ^..^c:^-* .>._>*»,.,-. in 8aithtown,Lx...... » ., .,K^* Tri*^v,l'f f-'^'?'^'- 

^^ry 1793 Marthi*. V«o"xs 
Joi. ^ ita-rried .» Moveater idlT 

Betoc^ a*^.Mae narrled £3 April 1^4 Jg^^ ^v. > . : 



.!'+■. 



ft*s. Jiorris I. ^atts : l«3i - 1910 : writl(m ty 



Coplea 12 Jajmary 1914 Ijy Wililarf. A. Eardaley, U, a. 

Post Offl . 

Carefuily „ ,. . ..... ^.. ^>rlglaal 

records, as 

iftlC!) ox,. aii tb*:! ft 

P of WllilfiKi A. ■. . 



« . *^ r VJ'. - ■ * ^ 



»8W YorK, 
191^. 



35. 

A ReiAinlscence of the Life of ilre, .■.Karris F. : IS31 - 

19X0 : Wrlitefi ty h^rseir iii the y(r»ur» i90v Ui*a,i;»iO : 

lo pages. 

* • 

Catharine D _; f^liie : torn 25 January I631 : i&arrljwi 7 

Octol^/er ldt>6 )torri8 5 ta-tie : celebrated their ^oiaeit 

wedaing 7 -: -- — ivob. 

Writ - iViO by Kra. /. T. '^rtts. 

5;y dear hiisVand aei.arte<l tliis life r^'ay Sixteenth - ? *^i • tM<>n 
Hundrea and Klne : aged eeveuty-fJva j^oars, tJuree 
t«ri days, 

" Bleseed are tha de&d that die iv ti ?» lord*/ 

• Asleep In jesiiK " 

In Loving \ ranee of isy i 1, Wtorrlp- ?. '•s.njs. 

The B 

and dii!* : 
; fc.nii^ will trust iii- j-j. lio. 

So sRore to claej tn<?» >r.ir.4 lr> love 
■ in r 

parting th: i i . ■ . 

Th«ri murmiir not, oh peace, be still : 
1 knov; It Wivft the father's will 
Ana iie -^ ■ re for rse, I l^now, 
If I ?ui. . wMle hm-" teiow. 

In th*' ■ , it Toy; vuy. 

A :. *"ance of My Life. , 

I v,iiK- born In airljigflell, Lont leiahci, ( i.er Torh J, .ti 
"" ^ ' ■ ' tF r.ot^ i-!rllf- - - 
. In order to 1 . 
ty haTln^ teen sold to a rjsalty cowxany, 

I lire-:: ty ' art c .xi-, 

public -, ,.. oi In the 1-, . . ..iX of : . , „, .a'ieiv.. 
was i4r, Morris Fopdlck, w*;o tnugjit for ''iH.ny y»trfi : > r- 



r ■> 



:>o. 



vl-tory of Springfield, JhikiIcu, l.nnif Inl^^na, - Yrw^ 
A Herdnleoimce of the Life of Mrs. Morris y. ^itte. 



Vrio^*'^:'» he ily*»<i to oele'orate hlB goia«n w«^irii??ff. He was a 
▼er . P«?oplo y(en% to him r . Hlc 

r*' T^sAJ. =- unriYos hi' : nn;- Ib over .:.:.. ^' ^>rt, 

i UBd 0"nri»v ints ; to 

V Presx 

I V lut Hlxieeii yearis oia. hc?r, j-. ^b m. fee iJonyAa 

ai»>^ I . . . - ■> *wt . .- „ - 

terJar. Church of Sprlngflelfl wtte ina?4.t, I, with a nuniDar oa 

pf ,.. ^- ..- ......... 

■fcyt.;. ^.. . ... 

years h.iio, 

80 nrtar by. ^ny . ^e- 

m«uu( sn tiiB roaai^ i"ere, T/j«u i 
about fottr rt*."'' •"''■■•^ •■'■ -< '^^'•'■■^'^T 

tisr fc/t*jr«? v.- ? 

a llttlu : it Is now c tii« mix . ^ 

r-- •" - ..'■■•,■,:,■-■ ^ ' ^- 



;e, we u»ea sr i» to walk to t)te v. 

i'tcHiiXng, w .... - -. ^. ^^. 

now : travail 1.., , . ,- . ^ , _ ifi 

now. I sometlires thlnic If we had to go so far to , 

we wouia 'rant ' it«> 

1... reclato our rlvH«fe«, b w« ahouia 

so wuoJ* doiag of fi- It Si 

awa: > *'-" ■ - "^—^ ... v- : ,.i.^ .>..,.,.*■ *;iir» o* *^* -, 

UP '^ diligent axid c- . in ti-o fi^tiire, 

ovarcojtae t/i® worxd and Its c 

■ %'^ r "" '■■ •—-■"••-' — ■• 

C,'nh^ ,.. ,_, i id, t; _ • u. 

this place. It was tjuili in i«6^i . e in <t9tJt 

at that tiica, \5Ut w " willingly . , ^ " 

of aoae tiiae iiot ^ .' to iue ni: . . 

2>oUt,iu,??, out of \ ^h meiii^^ers 

a plan, thinking i<: i» ^^uod plan to l^;|Uia»t«j Vua d^l>im li 



:J7. 

iiis^iy of Sprlnsfleia, Janaloa, Long Islajifa, vmi Yor^.. 

certainly was, tout so many failed In Meeting with the vi^un 
that «e had to glre It up, hoping that «e might soioe other 
tine l>e mere successful. We were still without a minister, 
but Rer. Peter Darle oakey was very icuoh Interested In the 
Church at Springfield. He used to eotne out on a 8aLi>ath 
afternoon, once In a while, and preach for us : that was t«<> 
fore we had a faster. We soaetlaes had preaching of an evei^ 
Ing, hut we had Sat>bath school In the afternoon and prayer 
meeting In the evening. We had weekly evening prayer m&etlngB 
also, hut the time cane when we considered It best for us to 

have a alnlster of our pwn : and so Bev. William w JSmm 

was our first stated minister. He preached for us^on '^hhath 
morning, and in the evening, he pr reached In the Wbodhaven Church 
( Long Island, Xew Torlc ) : so you see we did n9t have preacti-> 
Ing hut ^once a day. We were very glad to have that »uoh. 
Mr. xnox preached for us for ahout two years. Be waB love^^ 
and respected hy all, hut he was young and vez^ ssmrt and he 
Ftnon received a call to a larger Church. 

The next Pastor was Rev. Al«cander Miller. He was. a 
> reacher. Z think he stayed ahout seven years In Springs 
tiiij^u : then we were again destitute of a Pastor. so you see 
we were not without our trouble, hut the Lord carried ue safely 
through al>out this time. Rev. Peter Davis Oakey w^fi teach- 
ing school In Hew Jersey, he having given up preaching In the 
Presbyterian Church of Janalcn, ( Bew York ), his health not 
being very good at that time : hut sow he seemed to feel that 
his work In the ministry was not accMipllshe ;, so we asked him 
to preach for us : he kindly accepted : and so our next Paiitor 
was Rev. P. S. Oakey. the dear old man seemed to many of us 
like a father. He preached for about twelve years. He had 
to give v^ preaching on ac<K>unt of the falling of his eyeslg^it, 
but he ri»ialned In Springfield as long as he lived. Z thi 
he was over eighty years old. He served a long anei useftll 
life : the end was peaceful. While sitting In his Oialr in 
quiet conversation with his wife, he fell asleep <-> Mty our 
last, end be like his. fben. for nearly two years, we were 
without a Pastor. the pulpit was sullied with ministers and 
students from the soilnary of sew York and Xew Jersey. 
We enjoyed th^ all very much.. Some of them came and stayed 
over Sunday with us : we had nuoh pleasure In entertaining thmt. 

At one time we had scaie hope of getting Rev. George Seattle, 
for our Pastor. When the eotwlttee called upon him, he said 
he would like to come to Springfield, as Pastor for us, but he 
felt It was his dut^ to go the foreign ministry and so shortly 
after, he sailed for China. 

then we had other Pastors to preach for us. One, lir.Swezey 



History of Sprlngflelrt, Janalcii, Long leiand^ Hew York. 

gave vs «noour&ga8ent . He x^reucliod flTe Sunoaye for ue, Dut 
when we gave him a call, he aecXlneci, without elUlng wf any 
special reason for hie not ofwlng. it sees^tefl we were 
doomed to disappointment, tut we did not give up hope : we 
trusted that the Lord would provldo for ub In His own good 
tlKO, and so some time after that we had another student, Mr. 
Oh&rles H. Rutherford, froj-i the seminary of New Tori:. 
Ve liked him ▼ -ry much. The Session gave him a call and he 
accepted : and Rev. Charles x. Rutherford was our next Pajitor* 
He was a good preacher and faithful worker. He 
seesiea to draw the people to-gether. We liad a large congre- 
gation considering that there was another Church In the place, 
the M, K. Church : hut we were still very such In delit : tout 
we latoored to-gether, tooth Pastor and people, Mr. Rutherford 
was deeply Interested in oi4r welfare, tooth for the &>oa of 
souls and for the work of our IndetoteOness. He wae very much 
concerned in our affairs, and much Is due to his earnest ifork 
In clearing off the detot of the Church : and he was rewarded 
In having Uie pleasure of seeing the nortgage touraea in his 
presence. It was a pleasure and cozafort to us all. The 
Lord was merciful and granted us a tolesslng. Rev. Charles fi. 
Rutherford remained with us about twelve years. Ke then re> 
tumea to his home In Canada. 

A short tide after that, we gave a call to Rev, Sidn ;y H. 
Barrett : and he is still with us. He is very ' *?fcnt In 
conversation, a good preacher, and is quite infli x with 
the people. since Mr. Ktrrett has toeen with us, we have had 
our new Church touilt. It Is very toeautlfui artd oor«j.odlous, 
tout I loved that little Churcii. It was v^ry dear to «ae. 
I have many pleasant sesiorles of the dear old Church. 1^ hus~ 
hand was also a neaitoer of t^te Church « ana for sorae years he 
taught a class of tooys in the Sabcath School, and f^s treasurer 
of the Satotoath School for sooe time. He was an Slder In the 
Church, and trustee of the Churdh for a numtoer of years. 
Here our cyilldrsn attended C^roh and Satohath School, and as 
they grew up, they united with the C^irch. Our youngest 
child, a hoy, died in infancy, safe in tie ariis of Jeswj, to toe 
forever with the Lord, And now another lin>. of tho chain 
has toeen toroken, and tirie dear hustoand l-ias toeen called away to 
Join the ransoised t^:ron^ atoove. How we ales hie loved volc>^ 
and his cheerful countenance, his kind and thoug^itful care ana 
advice for us. We ail looked to him for ooiinsel, to\it ha has 
left us and gone to recf»ive his reward. He waB a great 
sufferer, tout I tnlftt his sufferings are over ann he is now 
singing the songs of Zion. 



3V. 

History of 8prln^l«lil, Jaaalca, Lon^ island, How Yoric. 

S& aore on earth to £i«5et, 
50 mor« eact^i other greet : 
mougi^i oft will fall th« tsar. 

For t^ioan t- -.t ware 80 aear. 

I trust t a c?.air* 1)6 join- 

ed to-gethei - ,.eaven, I..-. -.„ ... , .. , = Uy : 

there to dwell with testis, and all the r. u ^ \ix 
rest. 

Then let ne lire that so. 
When life on earth le done, 
That X may fully icnow 
I haTe %l.& Tlotory won. 
( 1^ farorlte verse.) 

Hy times of sorrow and of 4oy» 
Great <k»d are In Thy hand. 
ity choicest comforts coae fron thee 
And go at Thy oorrur^and. 

Mr, Kutherford*a wife died while he wjts with us. Her ro^mlns 
were r«9ored to Oaxuula, her former hoi^e. She was h ciaar,^od 
wonan. She was loTed "by all who Knew hev: she llTed a love- 
ly Christian life, and dle«i In the faith of a Saviour's lov3 — 
her end wits peaceful. She Is now enjoying the rest triat re- 
mains for the people of God. She left one little ixiy, T?ho la 
now grown to nanhood. Hay the Lord hlese him, and maxe hiia a 
i^rlght and shining llg^t In the world. 

Mow Z want to teii you soste thing at>out ay ancestors. H^ 
grand-father, Samuel Mills, was a RsTolutionary Soldier : he 
served seven yo^i-rs In that war and was honorably dlsoh;\rged at 
the close of the war. They had their encaJsiaRent for eo«e 
tlroe up the Hudson River : and it was while they were en<^apea 
there that ay gjrand-father aet and married ray grand-soother : 
and some tine after the war, with their little hoy, al>o\it two 
years old ( which was my father )• eaae to their hoiae In Spring- 
field* on Long Island, ( Hew York.) His ho«e was the 

place new ocospled hy Hr. HJiff , the coal dealer. I 

have heen told that his Bother did not loiow hln whMi he came 
hoEie, he was so changed. There they lived, and hrought up 

their family of fl^« children : a^y father, John 8 ??llls, 

^minj^ tne oldest dslld* He had throe sisters, and o 



History of SprUigflela, Jamaica, Long Island, Hew Yoric. 

"brother : and they aiX mad* their hoa© in SpriBgrieia. 

Sly father was iDom In »utche«e Ootoity, (Hew Tfork}, at a 
plao© called the Sine • Pardoners •( Ulne Fartners ), as I 
hare "been tola : and when aljout t¥/o yeara old, he, with his 
parettts, oaiae to Long Island. In after years, he vlulted 

hie tincle ( Hote - this wab HondrluK P>jiillp8 } J "" *'.i, 
Dutohses CouiTity, ( Kow York ), where he tecame at: . - 
with ay aother : and he 80»e time afterwards iMtrrled her and 
trou^t her to Long Island, TTiey also wade their hsme in 
Springfield. 5hey had a large fauiily : five of u« lived 

to grow up and marry, and war© settled In life : tout they have 
all passed away liUt layself . I bin the only one left, and I 

hare lired orer eiy three score yeara and ten, and I UtVi^, livoa 
to see the fourth generation. lay grand-father Uvea to lie 

eighty-eight years old, ana my father and mother were l^oth over 
8er«nty years : my brother ( "monias Kills } was eighty yetire - 
one sister was nearly eighty-one. She was hllnd for some 

years l?efore she died, lout she livad in Talth and Hope of one 
day seeing, ana hearing the welcome - • Oou-.e in y© )}ie«se<t of 
i&y F4*ther.» May that l>e the hapx^y lot of us all, on« 

other sister llT<*d within a few days of l^eing seventy-six years, 

So we are ail passins away to tlriat land where none c^ 
return. We toiow not the day or the h*)ur when we shall 
called away. May we live so tJmt we will fee ready. 

One Toy one this world we leave. 
If victory •» won Why s^ioula we grieve, 
^is world is not our raace of r«8t, 
We seeK a hoiae among the felest. 

I liave said that I ^iave ulved to see tJiS fourth generation. 
It Is quite reraarkafele, tout there is a fifth generatio/ , «tiil 
llvint^. It 18 on the Poster side, ar«t tJiat is very -1. 

I Vtave two ohllaren living, and five gr;.- '-•' 
on« great-grand-chlld. It is a good vmil 
a little toatoy in the fajaily and you may fee sure it is a /^reai 
pet. I XUiiik the Lord for giving i-v? eo re. -- -=.^ I 

h- " 'M\ trials and afflictions, tout the Loi d isy me 

t .1 it all : and I trust KB will toe with me tJinAigji ray 

life. Blessed be HIS holy naste. 

All the way ray Saviour lejvdfi k0» 

What have I to asK l>esid©8 T 

Ifew 1 am going to tell you soaie thing about ay iaother*fi fatally. 



tkin^Qxy of aprin^leia, Jaoalca* Long Z8Xaiul» Vm York. 

Hor m&ldan umbo wan Catnarlna FhllUpa. 8h© was toorn In 
Vlshklll, DtttchevB County, ( H»w YorK J. Hw fathar, ay 
grnna-fathor, Henry ^4lllp»?, had a larse farR. Tiisv aia 
not ralifo vogetatoxon for laarkot, as we do now, lavkt tJ, 
ralsoa nore hay an4 grain and com. They Y.p ' la?^ 

dairy al«o. Nothor eald they had as laany an r< .n cnwR. 

Bometlisoe, «he j'aid, they had to chum every dny 
•ome tlnee twice a day. There rawet have heen plenty r 
work for all, with »o imioh nil)? to taite care of. 2- j 

raised flax also. Mother said she used to ride on horfli>-t)ac}c 
alxmt a nlle to pwll flax. They used 

IngB those days, and wlttene, and raalce eu . ... ts, 

too. They had very hard worK those days, es] 

wonen folks. 

Mother used to tell how she went horee-T&f "^ ^^<>*< ^ ^ 
have heard her say that she and her cousin went 
to spend the diiy with a friend. 3he said when they were 
oofiilng lr»o«e, a tmn tried to stop tr-^ ^'iit tney hit tJeJ" ^9 
with the whip arid left the isaji far 4. There war 

vlage or stage riding those days : that wiis hatOTo 
tov»c« »«.nfcts or rall-roadswere used here. After mother 0U.&9 

to Long Island to live, she could not often visit her old hn^.s. 

I have heard her say that one tlae after her father ax , 
s/is had to go itp there on huslness. They had to ^ 

Hudson mrex at tiat time with sall-Uoats, She A It 

would take thea two or three days, some tlaes, to gp a« far ae 
Poughkeepsle, If there wae not much wind, 

She said that time that she had to gs t> - , It 
was very still, as It happened, and they had to row t t 

with oars. fflae said the Oaptaln said tJ ey were short of 

hands, and It any of the woiaen help row the hoat '^ +•:« rlv^r, 
he would give thew their fare free : and mother vory fua- 

I0U8 to get there to get her huslness settl?d that ene sight 
soon be back to her fawlly, she said she would help. So ay 

mother helped row trie ooat uji the river. Unero 1? not «'^n", 
ir any one, could say tyiat. X have teaa up the i, 
as far as Poughkeepslc^ several times, hut I went wi;.. &. . 
boat. It is a heautlful rlv^r : the soenery If? .m^.t 1 

It Is a Barvel of heauty, especially the Hig i 

do not think 1 could make up my mlna to so ' 
Mother had brothers and sister?, Ijui 
ent parts of the co\mtry : b .la of thea w«at to • ; 

to other Tlaoes. I had uncles ajM auiite, . , 

t><at I have n«ver m^mi - hut euoh is life. ii. 
repaid una we are leovlnc with It : bux some day w 



42. 

History of BrrineXtoiei, Jaatalca, Lon^ Islandi Sew ITorK. 

f la In to give uccomnt of oiir do<?c:.f? done }iert} In t> « i^ody. 

^y we 90 live '" * ■" ■•t lap' •■• - ^ '•-'-■-' '•■ *■ '^^la 

of Ohrlst. I ^ ore , 

bear the cro^s to win tne crowR. 

I raiBOBiter, wlxen I wus a x^**^^ ■' -- ^ -,^^^.. - ■ . ..^f>_. 
gvfft on a 1)1 s wtin;;!. She i, .^ 

unrt rclttens. would spin flax for garaents. »he 

1 very sisia sxlnnlng. "' " " ' -~-^ woven for ■*■ , 

. ,,..5 a towel now, rtaa© froF. .._ . sndate. 

a little wTiftel that Bne used to roel hor yarn, after » ^ 

In slceins. How I iiaeu to love to w * 

iDfiOJr and fortr., us sne twisted t;i<j ys^r;. — , .. _ 

flpool. It looKed llxe fun to m& then, "HMt It aust ?^va fcean 

very tlreeome. They used to call it Tioa«-«xun good*?. It wa^ 

very strong and duraTsle, 

In w^eaxing of gninr, ur the Hudson Rivar and of vlsiti ^ir- 

Ke^fTsie, I would IlKe to say tJiat cut In tha countrv ix i^ very 

hilly. The flrnt time : •--^ + -" *^-'---"- -•^■' v?.i4 , ,:o-. 

very steep hill, I Siiw & 

«d to rae that we must go rig>it ovar %/.n to) oi" it, i. 

came to tne t)Ottom of tha nlli, we wera quite f> wuy ,.. 

th«5 rmuse. You ccin ride for a long way over soli a 5. i- 

fllde of tlxe hills, aifiXl as you ride alo can bv«j t 

gus!^ the hills or rooicB. i v/us uj on Ood,i»^s ii*il 

and .,. ..- , below lootod like saail dt^^. 

At one time whsu wq were vlBltliui .eepsie, t^ o^.usin 

toos us to a cott ' , 7o wt: 

-nv^oi-.., were qu<. ,,- ., ..«>.,-,* .-. vwiiaaj. . .- ^ — . -' 

liir ;i. Ve ©aw there wai^ve the cloth, Wid theii In . f 

apartrient we saw the» ^^ ©aico. They g-^ 

of t^- ^.^^*.v^ that I s.. ^-^**.vad. Then ut i^j-^t. ,„_. 

viB', r ir.lll and sew tJiOa laaKe sheets of , ffi. :;;, 

gave m© a sheet of P -per that I sav- tl^ . l^ i. 

> '■ ^y car; • ' f actiiro bo naicli out o.. ii;^_ t*-4itiy i*^. .. ..*-^., *,<l 

T TSt S"!' 

AS I have said l)eforo, 
v..;ic7iary soldier aiid years after, .- «• 

;.r drafted to so in that WfiX. , » 

and CO*.! Id not go, tout he hired a nan to go In his pxace. Mvi 

so 1- ' on. My "" '_--- -- * -" "" - •-'■ -''> 

ftldo .,..., a Bohool many . , _ . , . . * 

he Aised to tell the story of one oC the boys in his cituse who 
did n«^ have any y. Re said ■ 

r-^ ~. -15 there wit..-"- v.,., ...... lABRnr. :-. 

I. id,- • I car.e to hear you 



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43. 

Ht the oiUilcn oi . 

Ky ,/'tiS di . to go t»;<vy=a^ 

calloa for was jri.aae up or ^ ».o 

go, J -'v a ne-- ■•■ •'■ -,^, -. ; .:-^uv, ■■■ -■ 

femoral •. . ' ,,-.-ir-^'- Aon : a.. r 

irtio wae In tne »at. »o i i£>«l 

!.(j patriotic and 1 '" ''■" ' * ^-^t- 

„.,... Arid I -m^n r^ ^ _ „ .-jr 

trey Lad t'/jelr parade : ana tftey were «© well tr . top. 

.In oi;£?;t to Jiare a Tote of ' ' \a- 

t In rmiem . 

sprin^'leia iir» i/.^' i-- 
♦>lrty years,, has changed worjaerfully. I i . . I 

a lUtle girl f/.ere was only elgrit riouses ft , ^ 

; . 7ic@r»fl down to the i5ri(lge Tseiow f 

^r. ^^. Haff. Bow it JB qu^ :.., .. 5 

YinTii,"" " TO^t^re are three Ch«rch«*B in • 

Pre ist, &nd u 

Btoree : u drug etor^'. Ice on i : dry 

goods and liarawfAre ; : a , 

and a hotol. We -^ pr4i.'..i.k.. ■.> 

Lave un eultor llvi^ .. 2 ^iaoe. 

and green hovee, coal yards and electric li^iis. tm^^ 

good accosasjodations t;. " -road : ear " -^as t.*j wj^^ai ov cjtty 
iivary thin-:- -Lt i_ .,t *r rroai-'w. .. . 
fail of 1; 3 vary i '3 for Its jnlld ana pie.AS.*nt 

5r, 'I " ') except tiQW ■ 

... -.._... sx-eli : ...-.- -. ».»„•'». 'i?h@ ^'u. -. . . 

Is iirtted for its dS of iifo, oot?i ijy laiut uiu* 

£ . We read oX laces, 

- vy rain : i*i.>. -- ., . Uu,- 

of liVtiE 10 at in •tUsr. U A 

.d to escape the di ui 'm*ich -' 

...... .ju>l xocix :l.. - i*utux-<^ : J.i.y J.. - .i.-' "'^^ ean 

olali.;. TJiisre hiiTs ^v^en in thi-*8Q laBUi . iags 

accoijai-iisi^au. Xlie alndte^jnth c- "■:-■" •- ■. - ••^,..v in- 

rentions : tiie telegraih wlr©b ^ . ^te for 

reproauoins sounds : that people can talk^ilae ami miles away. 

Then the steam, wid the.eleotricUy. - cafele 

wirue where messages can M diepatcni»'-u k.«.. > „. . ^ ^^^* A 

hundred years ago suoh things would not have ^een thought of, and 



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44. 
iii&x,Qvy of »irij-i£j-iej.a, Jcwifiicu, i.<.'Uii isxi-,jia, *.«5W York, 



Tho wlreieos % 
air riiiiiP, :^~iu t- 

•n wiii winders . ? fhci'^) i:u?. b ;.?!;. a repnrt 

Oi' »«>:« X of the , l/ut fioite 8ec«ii to aoubt It, 

ana otl'wc. j; .^3 nor- ... w^^.i . -,-nln^ it : t-ut wheti'iftr it i^as 

VeftTi foimrt or not, has loeen an effort of the flnaing of 

.1" i iuL^ -rij*a it iriay oe i roved st-.tlsftiotory, w^iether or rjot the 
eaq iortjrs haTo certainly loemi far up In i'ne frozen 7W>xth, 

r- .so are yrive itien and X>ol(i 

In s .a. 

Many llyes h&re j&een lost, 
Thou8€in(l*i of dov-- ■"• '-' -">ftt. 
To ranch the . 

Many weary raonths tj^ey j^ir^-Rsoa, 
And nany ir- ^ nourR, '- ■ ? 
They up ant In s of faiae, 

And to gain an honorea naR«. 
Perhzipa It 1r all right to for 

Fame and honor, trnt there i ^vi^nt 

Kore honoratile thoji fajne ana 
Honor to ottaln. The pearl of great 
Price, We shovld seeX first the 
Kiri^rtoiB of Christ, and the xronise 4e 
That other thin:.:*? shall he , 

The years roll on one l:^ ^. 
Boon llfo*?! Journey will ho ric . 
Than Kay o«r reet in heaven ue 
Through the ases of eternity. 

Af I have been writing Bonethlnfr ahmH the year of r''^-^'''*9en. 
nine, I thought Z might add a little «or« to it ami b i 1 

have Just heen cuttln?? ny oranse buf;>;. thoy looj v ic6 : 

^^.. ^1. ->*. ♦-...^„ ^ — ■...,-«^.. .,^^„... 3j]^(j ^v .-,. v.. . -^ i ,-,.>.•, J-, -i-i-, rei'Ce— 

T '. .. -. ni in r , ^<fln- 

ter. JiiBt a plain window, ana nov thsvB aro ne*? snoots 
1>ranohlng out ana a young growth coming on. It is Tery fra- 
grant when It ia In hloeeoa. It fms% he nica to live where 
fnJit grows natura-l, tmt then they do not have thero niii^h. If 
anyt of our Deautlful snow, to pure and white. 



^5. 
History ol Sx^rlngfield, jreunaiofi, Umr: A»AiJ.i-u,, ^-uw soi, 

( V«ni«8 or fi^ farorlte ^^aIi. ) 

Saviour Mor*^ thaii life to : ., 

Let Ifey i jraci> .. , <. > 

Ktiftp »« aver near Tliy vi 

Okiorue. 

iW«ry aay, eT«ry hour, 
i««t me fd^i 7^ ox^anel 
Hay fljy tender XoTe v e, 
Bind fie oic8«r,olo0er,i>ora,to fT^. 
Throui^ tiil6 Changing world lelow, 
Lead iad gdzitly ue I go : 
Xru«ti?i€ the« I camjot 8truy, 
I oaA n«vdr, &«Y8r,lo«« Bay way. 

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l&&c:k upon th@ 


Pi4»t, 


That 
Kava 


8t 


--•»H 



*t' Bci-iOOiiiiiAtsi, toOfWliO ^a «»*.ah day. 

Arm we sat eidd ^ uu- : 

B>it Wdiiif iiow itfiVe id away, 

Aiici sotati la youth laave died. 

J<y li^e wus sparcKl Tor some wise «rui, 
'fiusugii ti.en I oouid jwt 8< 
^iTTie Lora bo i^iU^^- i^ieBsijige &ciKu&, 
AJui etJil they f."--i ctn rae. 



BlesK the Lord, oh ay ?;ma, 
Aiid forget not* all hie U s. 



( The erid ) 



46. 
Htetory of ?> :?l,eia, Jamaica, Lon^ iBlaaa, Haw "-fo, 



Ml 113 Oenealogy of f^ : 



from tna laT > ^ - - .,. .^ 



8nmuel » Ulls : toom in fJprlng^'ieia, Jwulori., 

TorK7 16 y«lDrttary 1759 : aimrtht're 12 J\»iy I-^m^j : 
ariea gS " : "" ^ - ^— -•■ - -^ ^-, the ^' -- - 

tion : t ►) : J ,8 

.'HorB correct t.jiCit ne married ^ ^ «. Arui TRaVXF- : 

^ftm-26 Ai^gttst 1761 In r ' ■ " ^ • ~ : 

ilsd Au^st 1791 Ir. ...^_ .. : ., - ^ of 

^ nman ^BRAVI^ ajia i _ .^ : the tomt* Bton« of 

Sapn^ei mile hap : - " ~ - ■ •> 

When • * ■■.i'A, 

To drive ihe iav^vuf;): *roi.; tj,.;- 4. 

The IHitcliiess Cotmty, Kew TorK, surrogfitee reconlB, at i • - 

flle, ?i«»w York : liter A, pag« 2-^5, have tne will of : .c: vx: 

1 ■ : wlr : ^ fl'^ne ^ «n 

arrt Jacoio una Rlcr.ard : ^ s, 1. u wife of igniic Hil- 

1!'"— • P.ASlf wf-"- "T fi^TLU^-^ .^.A : ~. ciuuti wife of : * 

J' t «i-,ifer, of H©ndrl . : 5. Sarah : . „ _ . ^ 

r^etr. : cutorfi wife Kartl^t ana son leauc wltfe Atiel ^et^rs : 
T^ltr.ecBss Atei Peters and Sarauel Sfe-Tery ana Willi aif. Pet. 

^ ■ '-:. -118 and Ann ( TRAVIS } had 5 chlldrsn 

l.Jo':^ n-.r^\aRl »ILLS : f " * ^ er 17' ' , .^&v> 

TorK : died 1 "Dv. -..-. !>■ - ..^-.* ,...«. ^, ~>--^, *vi.;*r4a. 

Sew York ! aged 70 , , one , and 26 aayg : h-» 

narrled — «.-.«. **ti^3r J : ^5r 

_.^ ^ : dl$d- «. « ^ I ii '-•• ^ ... ,1.-^., of 

Tlshilll, K^w York-, and Sfc^ry f ) : ao - nif8 

wife were o^ra couBlns 

2.""-'^ - '- Mary KILL3 : uom 

3. MXLL8 : DOXii ^ -« — 

M-, a daughter _ «. .. i ^oxn «.«.«. 

TfotQ : ir- --- -■ . '• ::5 MILLB ? did i:;:.^ i.u.-^i'i-,y ^r. 

^i.i ■--- : . .-. -- . -its 3^.1 1>. ? ** 

3.KeVecc& MXIJ.S : i)om 3 Ve)>niary 1791 : diad 12 May ia<^7 : nar- 
rlo^ ly Rev. JacoTj Schoonaaakcr of ■ w ;, Ke* » 17 

Hoveabur l<il^ iilchoiae aijaonson ( i..* .-.ly »!*,., .*...y Van 
Art0dftl«n ) i3om 9 SecenDsr 17i^9 : diad 16 April IBkH : a 
son of lioholas siisonson and Maria ( AJfBBUCAV ) 



^7. 
Htfitory of 8prl»gf l«lti, Jaralcsi, Limg i; a i, aew Tori. 

Kiliu tt«n»ftlogy of Srrlii^'i eia : iT^y - i>io, 

in 
iciwi tJfei<.u«i MXU.a a>ta i;utj\£rlne ( Phli : 

i..ht*»phen MILLS : toon; : if it, 31 M^ rch 

;i,;4argar«t MILLS : tori; : vhvi, 3i- *^ ^ - '- •• • -*<> 

3.<;»sirie« UXLLb : boni _ ^ « «. i *^'I t. 3^5 Octoiser lo03 fiv.,;;.^ 

if.a<*iiy itorla iOLLa : Dorii ^ : Surar. MXLLS iraif t.ii Auigust 

.l<jo^ in wutott oimrch : marrlea .^ wj ill ass hm-' 

]>BlOiCBOi» : th«9y had no oliiiuren 

f).3Janlel 8«lt to MILLS : fcom : v. j t. 17 HovtsBtosr ltJ14 In 

ttie Tmtoh QmMvoh 
6.Aiin KILLS : torn l^ June l«14 : toapt. : aiea 30 Ja»- 

ti&ry lti66 :' ajjea 53 years, 7 ^ i*? ^ays ; m* r- 

ri«a 111 the BrestoytertfejQ Churc s, 4 

May Xis3ii X»auo H^ ^ itl(i.„,. , ,-.. ,., .. .,r> ) : 

ne was Dorn ii itovaKiaer 131^ : a J eel 23 ye\)niHi„ .\v^^ : a 

ton or SanuMi s ■ ^ ^ numvi ann sis^rah (R%»liXii^q| 2 

l0acic and Ann MIOBX£'}))»d four chliarsii 

7,Murti*a. MILLB : born iai6 : teapt. ^ „ _ .. * 'i'>?i ^ 1>«- 

o««)odr itt9^ : A;arrleci I^ SriaKt^ou 

uaaxs :( aie seoond wire ) : : 

6.l&iTy JGLLS ! iBorn . : UHit.5 ^ J^i Churcfc 

.-.^\; i. at* MILLS : ©orn _^_„ : toapt. i^ Jajmury iaiio in Fraslsy- 
^erian Ohuron ; ai«a ^^ mxoti I90S : »i:«a ^" ' 3 : 

nie tOMb Btono na» • Yho^as H ^ „ ^l : wa sar- 

ri©d_^^^_ Pheos WAff8 ; toorn la : 

UiiU^Ter of • L^irry •( or Lawrence ) WAiia i^^,. jj^w3t*y 
( HMaRIUjQSO)* > : had 4 ohUdrdn 
lO.Oiitiiarliie »e itott MlLLa : l>om ii3 January I631 : .. ^ ^ _ _ 

Pre«l>yt«rlaii Onurch : ^d 7 OotoUer I t ^_ 

Waits : o^'*''- '^ '^''»' ^'^jiHr.v ...^, > : aieu i^ mu ... : «*n 75 
y^ire, 3 v lb aaye : u son of Larry 4 

S«(8«iy ( »cKttOu ) : tney hfta 3 - . 

i.flOH «v. i>^/ : it>or« „ : ai^.^ . 

ii.Sian^ _ ^ '_ WaH'IS : ijom _ . : .^ 

** Mit • ( Lemltta ) ?ot?ter : : ob 

m»TM wnd Sarah' El" *" ' . j-tj a 

Oategnter of WiillHs ■ ) i 

8i(iney )ia4 a daugjiter Florence WAtts : Dom 

sarnod RJcliard B15SV3», " TtwnoT' " 

Wal:e»an B^K^TSB and Afcij.'i^- '-m C •- - ) 

3.ioui»« watts : torn : j ,1 • ous • 

svauen, a son or irtohoiatt avia^vn 



History of »prlngiP1»l<l, Jriruvlca, 'Lor.,-^ i j'^ io£^», 

aioiiOiiv« VAJl m) ana ( ^Ii*-i J iJaa 

1.' 

cnuroh : ia»rrlea _ «. ^ „ ^ CJmxi«^» oai^Ss : ( iiie iirat 
wire ) : %'ney h4ia'"$*"olUl(ir0n - 

i.»ho«pBon OODSW : ^rn . _ 

ii,aenrfc'*« ()Qt7>m : t-on; 

k._ . ^.Y : and r.an ;. .'Ur FU-iDV ■ 

4.»«tty Ott»»« : Dom : r in .1913 

^.iyutti OK)M» : uom : khttiwu Ci:*.-i:j.eo 

miyVM I and >ia<l l.Kr,v-'rr! msiv^m^ 

•a. 

3.Pndbe ^nlth : borri 7 Jarmary 18iiO : icM c. : 

rJ^' ^'i ^'-^'^^v-.»r ii547 Mfiarren "vr -■■■ t; . : 

tf.^fane i-ii : 17 Baritainuar • 

ld«^i. in jlU^ch t> 
5.t;^v;^rlae : toon? 16 jrv..u.. j.w,_. : . ''- - ?-^li 

Church : r.«ivled _ .^ 

pi^^e ^o.and ii and 3^ 
Li.iiiiJii'i.ty I tiovn 1 May i«ii«^ : -bapt. »-. •*-- .i.. 

Oidurch : rnarr 1ji<i SiAyi'J •'5 : SQe ; o : 

tft«y Jiaa t '. olillOrer., arnon.?; v - 

i..jiiil*^n <aiiiMOiii./a) : ^m : . 

iijaiiitojj J) „ _ C0'2??» : . d in »9t, 

, .^ InlanO^ Kew York : \ haa 4 ohiiarsa - 

i, juiidtte 0011098 : tsorn ^ 

2,>b»l>«l OOKBB : teom _ .^ 

:>,»AnH a<»OK) : isorii _ ^ : r.:tr2-i<-.<i _ 

William JSALLOb 

^.asaitn oomSs : ixsm ^ 

7,9u6Wti-.. : toHi : l^af/t. Ji^ }^i.y iu2a in iJiitcU : : 

oaXiSfe : .... ^- wife : ■''- ■■-''■'■ 

a^lu^iui^i : feorn 13 August iiiiio : is 1 1. 

9.f3arf*ti Higl>i9 : toom E3 January i«30 : fettpt. 31 ii<i^ io:?^ l^ifech 

CKureh : marrlea _ Charret DtTilAFi:) 

10.2Xear»or A : oorfi c9 ^u^e 1.13^^ i >':«•? ^ov- ifi32 to 

eutch oriurcto : married AaaKel settieto-i mOiBlE : 

s«e paiSM 4^6 aad 3? : they had six cnildren 



^9. 

HlBtory of 8pringfl<il(i, Jamaica, long Xsiaiul, B«w Torlc. 

Mills 0«ioalo«y of ©prlngfleia ; 175V - 1910. 

fi>»ttai w ttLLS : Dom 4 octotoer I7tf5 : 4i«i ^^ Jaw^nr 

18^1" ~^«a 75 y^rs, 3 aonths, and 25 days : Jaa«fifi^ 
• ^^anna^ 8I1WW0I : »>oJn 3 October 1793, : Jl«d 
TT-AuiaTBt ia<J3 : aged a9 y«ars, 10 Bontia, a»d 14 day* : 
a^diSSter of Airr»MMWI and »ury ( M1&>U ) : they 

, Ai^v SSJ"^ SSiiTio^^'m^Mre MILI3 Dapt.z April 

189S • a^ 82 years : aarrled first In PresDyterlan Cliuroh 
jMalcaTl2 Octofeer 1836 ifery W)Tt of Rookaway.Loiig Island 
lew York : she was laom 18 August 1816 : died lo SepteaDer 
i«6i • aeed »» years, and 22 days : a daugj.ter of Hwiry 
»ti ; ^ WllfSiriS second In Ja«alca. 22 i&reh 1864 

]f»ry Prlscllla, widow of Stepnen 3 Mills : f »« «»« 

ham 15 »T«rt>er 1820 : died 13 february 18iJ9 : aged 69 
Toars : a daugnter of Hathanlel CABKBifaB and Patience 
( BAILBT or BAtLZS ) : Stephen mils was horn 1 f ehruary 
11517 : died 16 fehruary 18% : Aury Mills had 16 children 
hy his first wife and one son hy his second wife 
Aury and Mary Kills had ^ , 

2 wiiilaa Benjaoln MIllS : horn 16 Jtoie 1843 in SprlRS^l*!*! = 
2. William JlSSed there 9 Deceaher 1863 itory Louisa HIOSIE : 
horn 12 July 1^44 in Jamaica : a daughter of Joseph 
SkldBore HIOBZS and Lauretta Xlmlra ( Seegar ) : th^ 
had 4 children, all horn in Springfield - 
l.lfery AlMlra XZLLB : horn 5 Sehruary 1866 : iiarrlea 

d August 1884 John WIKRAT : horn _ : u sor; 

of Isaac WStRAT and Uhhle ( BAYLI8 ) : 6 ohll> 
1. Jennie Alberta IBIRRAT : horn 8 fehruary 1885 : 
Miarrled 28 XoTeaher 1903 Theodore VATtS : 
a son of Wiiilaa WATTS and Xiisaheth 
( HX0BZ2 } : 
2.siTletta MDRRAT : horn 8 March 1886 : isarrled 
4 Vehruary 1906 Vrank <IU]IT8SR« a son of 
Frank CCVTHXR and lanny ( SA^a»B(»T } 
3 .Mary Xllzaheth MDBRAT : horn 22 August 1889 : 
married 11 fehruary 1910 George HILL, a 
son of James HILL and Lucy ( SKAIUK ) 

4. William Benjamin MURBAT : horn August 189 i; 

5. John Morris MUBRAT : horn March 1896-1897 

6. Mildred Louisa MDBBA7:born ^y 1901 

2. Louie MelTllie MILLS : horn 14 April 1874 : married 

25 BOTSBher 1896 K^a- ^. 4n^« . ^^y^ ir, y^,-^ ij:j^ ; 

a daughter ^^ oeorge bailey and Jane ( yoSTER ; 



50. 

BlBtory of StrlngXleia, Jaaalea, Loag iBlaM, »ew Tork. 

Mill* a«aealo«y of ©prlnaflBld : 1759 - 1910, 

laially of William B itna isary L MILIS - eonelttdod ^ ^ ,^ 
3. Clifford Brerett KlUS : l>orn 10 ifiiy laTO : aarrled 12 

f obrttary l<593 Jeai^ WATtd : torn : a 

daughter of Gaorg? VATT8 aad Jans ( aUBRXMS } : 
they have no dhlldreii 
4 ttiry ?rl8clila KILLS : toorn i August 1881 : aarrled il 

January 1905 Ellsworth COLLZSOX : ^om 

a eon of Vllllam COLUSOH and Josephine ( 108X201 ) : 
they reside In JaBaiea,V.Y.,and have 2 children > 
I.Harry C0LLI90I : horn 14 January IVOo 
2.Sley C0LLX80H : horn in June 1908 

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

SaBttsl mils : horn 14 July 1764 : died 27 May 1^43 : aged lii 

years. 10 aumths* and 17 days : laarrled Patience 

horn 21 Deoemher 1762 : died 5 i^y 1«55 : aged 92 years, 4 months 

and 14 days they tod 4 chlldron - 

1. Hannah MILLS : horn 19 Octoher 17S6 : died 20 Septemher IS 50 : 

aarrled Isaac AilWWMAiff : horn 27 lehruary 176^ 

died 29 juiie'"i858 : aged 73 years, 4 months, 2 days :a son 
of Isaac AXBBUMI and Anne ( TRlXKSRUOrf ) : they liad 
l.Mary aOBUCAM : hapt. 20 Octoher iai2 2)ut(^ Church 
(Bote-see Banusorlpt Amheraan genealogy hy ^..A.Sardeley) 
2.ibry KILLS : horn 5 Move«her 17<39 

3.8an9l KILLS ! horn 28 May 1793 : died 1^19 : luarrlod 

In Preshyterlan Ohurch, Jaaalca, 7 lehruary ltil5 Bllza- 
heth LDSUnc : horn 14 May 1794 : a daughter of Sathanlel 

jJSDUm and Oatiiarlae : Sanuei and Silaaheth 

Kills had «ns ehild — 

l.Stephsn S _ _ kills : horn 1 Jehruary 1817 : died 
16 ?ehruaiy 1845 : isarrled 29 Jtomary 1839 Ifery 
Prise lllu CARPKHYSt 

4.JUdlth KILLS : horn May 1796 : died 26 March liil5 : aged 

19 years, and 2 days 

Ihe Jaaaloa, lew York, Surrotjates Records, llher 3,p^se Id3,h4i»3 
the win of Samuel KlUs 8r.,of Jajaalca ; dated 7 Septerai^er 1843 
proved 2iAprll 18*f3 : wife Patience : daughter Bannah wife of 
Isaac ABhenHUA : grand-son Stephen Kills : to »y sons widow 
Sllzaheth Kills : the petition says he died 27 April lt43 in 
Jaaaica : widow Patience : to Hannah wife of Isaac ABheraan and 
Stephen S Kills, heing all the next of kin. 



51. 



History o£ Spriiigfield, «ra»alca,];iOn£ iBlaaid, Hew York. 

Index of Persons : ] uge I . 

Ann M : 2o laylis : jor^ wuilafii 33 

Bill ^ — — i'^^t^i Llbbitj 4^i 

Oatiiarine : 50 i - 55 

PUoh 17 V V. r 

Raff 39- ^;vr..' -' 

JoJm : . 13. 23 Beattlo : oe- 

Ka** I — — — — 3 2«lell : i: 

^^loe : 29 Bergen : c Wiulfre<i 2i; 

Martha : U Ocorge hlgtole 2cS 

Knaell 33 i' - - lef fr - 

Batlence : 50 - winli- ^ 

Phe?,;. : 5»ii3»24 Kary Francea aii 

Polly : _ _ 15 . 20 Robert Winlfrecl 2b' 

Sue : lo Boyce : Jaaniiatte Priestly ^E 

Walte : 24 Brinl:ernoff : xnne 50 

Ai&l»enau : Genealogy ^0,50 Brown : sana 33 

Alice A g^ Carpenter :' Joiui ^y 

i^® 50 Miiry Pri 601 lla 1^9,50 

Cornelius 2« liatnwil^l 49 

Hannah 50 Patleuoe ^^9 

Isaac 50 Oauifleld : Euiiics Anr. 31 

jane 50 collleon : aioy 50 

Maria 46 Blleworth 50 

Mary 20;, 9O Htirry 50 

Areson : Detorai* iv Jogephlne 50 

Armstrong : Oatoriei ii9 jfar^- PriBoiila, 50 

Kstry 29 Vliili-. 30 

SaraJi av CojsibM : Edith 4. 

Stephen '^3 Sdna 4(j 

Bailey : Oeorge ^-9 Sllen ^ 

^aa« ^9 Httfiillton J ^k; 

»ay ^9 Juliette 4<J 

Patience 4V Wa^bel ^ 

Ballou : Bdnu 4«S Cornell : Saraii 33 

Wlillaa 4rf Covert : ifetry 31 

Barrett : Mr. 38 Jtorrls 31 

Sidney H ^^ ^ * aarah 31 

Baylls : Charles 33 BaTenport : ]rani 

Charles Hewlett 33 Bartnor: : Phet>e .# . 

Idna 33 Sarah ? ^ 2d 

Xphrals 16 Sarah Prances 27, 2<^ 

Praax Hadell 33 Tredwell 27 

Jea2mette 33 iJecicer : Mr. 43 

John ifartln 33 2>e itott : ?hei>e 27 



52. 



History of «prJliigfi«i(it Ja!'ialcu,Loi;K Iwlnnd, N«w York. 



Ind«x of Persons 



-& 



timiilTiO^BOV 



8tt«ar*iUiri £ 27 

Dou&lafl : Rio5iar<i 36 
Soxsey : Adrian* >,> 
2)urlan(} : flnipret ifi^ 4o 

Py]c«i -w; ; 5y/K*tfie8 2.7 

I3aia«l Vraniain 27 
Susannah Sillsul^eth 27 
iKAraaJiisy : William A 2»27»25,hiojs : 

ii9, 34,46 laclM : 
Willla*i Af iietle 1 Ei^ea 
Uta. A 50 
BaTery : Saemel 46 
fireratt : (Jus m-7 

loulse 47 
Sicholas 47 

71tc>i : Mrs. 17 Ht^l£ 

lowdlox : judge 55 

liorrlB ^V,35 
?oftt«r : ^ «. «, ^ 40 
Jaoot) 47 

Jane 49 
JoseplTiins 50 
L@Bdtta 47 

lat 47 

Saruli Slla»b«th 47 
Fritz : Lewis 33 

^ud Jgetdlle 33 
Oalpin : Bavid 33 

Jano 
OolddT : aiizu'y^n-.'; 47 

s^trali Siizfuiwtli 47 
WiiiiaiB 47 
Orlastdad : ^via .ao,i^u 
omrit/ ii6,4a 
siion 4c; 

Ountridr : XLTletta 49 

Vaimy 49 

Vraiac 49 
Baft : Mr. 39,^43 

Hall : UT, 32 

Jdaimettd ?ri«3&iy 32 
Hart : Mary 33 



■■'•^%y Ann 3 
,' »f7 



27 



27 
ria 47 
. 47 

i .. rignt 27 

William. 27»47 
.-Agaii 33 

..-:.yi0l 53 

Betsay 33 

33 

Go i 33 

Joints 33 

Harla 33 

. _ 30 

Q< ""^ sy 27,24 

A 5 

Al .- 31 

A' 33 

Ai^- V Ami 47 

Al«t-tv /v;r. '•; 
A" t 

Alica A _, 

Alioa C«o<iiia in 
Any 27 

Aiuui Augueta 2d 
Aun 47 



Ajxid »r "^ 

An»o 

A9ae 

Asahal B«%^ie%on 3^»4tf 

Ou,,_...a© 26, 4^ 
Oati^g^'lae 31 1 3^^ 
Cecelia 2c> 
Chaa-Xes 31 
i>ai4iel 27 
ixmiel 8 . 3 



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53. 



History of Srrlnjvflcii.i. Jfi~.- 1 nr „ LoR« Island, Han York. 



li^iilax of .PiiTP.n-uP. 



hi&>i& 



,1, 



-lU 



(.(-. »■ 



» .-■ 



Suwiiru A . 3 

Sleanor A Z6 

KLlen A _ 32 

laxan iais^beth 53 
BXlza K 33 

Sllzitbeth 49 
3ver©tt dliAOAson 32 

Oeorge H 28 

George Kerl^ert 23 
George wiitur 2£ 

OilDert R .^ 32 

OilTsert »ya«r 32 
0Xa<ly8 2:^ 

fiaiailtn ' ' 'JxaMer 2g 
Kannak J,3X 
Haniaah A 30 

Harold r 32 
Eelen 2is, 31 

Heiiry 27 
HertKila 27 
Isaac Ky 

Isaac H if 7 

iBiiuc aendri^kibn 47 

J djfidyfoore 27 

Ja&e0 27,2^,31 
Jaaes S^ldi»(>r«i zs 

■^iam&B 3 zs 

Jaiie 29,33 

JaJie ._ _ _ ^ 27 

June Gauiit 27"" 

Jaaimette 3) 

Jeanriatte Priestly 32 

Jennet t 31 

Jolm De Mott 3 

John itertl;i 33 

Johii ittftyr; 31 Kill 

John 8 29,31 

John Ulysses 33 

Joseph 8 30 

Josep2i SlcKlBore 30,^9 Hillixar 



S&ii. 



at Jaiio 30 
35^ 47 

N U, 33,^9' 
3i,33 

J,1,H.. ^ 



3,19 



^'ti 





^%12 


wsHneXi' 




r3r"*" 


• ^7 


ioe 30 




~ 2" 


2*; 



,T 



Ge4-i-&^ 'ty 
Jasses 49 

:/ 49 



ii7,29,30 
27 

--x.wizalse'tTr 27 

ftt-ifiij >ia, 31,32, "^'^ 

»: ^1 



I T 



A -t 



^ 



54. 



litstory of Srrlngfiald, Jaaalea,Loiig Island, ¥m Xotk.. 



KiUlkdr 

Jdt.QlS.SOil 

Kxaffen 



KrsDd 

Layd ; 



InUdx of Persons 

Tlr a^.Qi. 46 Hills : 

iit 46 

AJina 4>5 

.. irle« 4<5 

.. -cird iW 

»? alter 4<3 

Mr. 37 

William w 37 

Jojm ¥ 31 

3@wltt 30 

3&rtna 30 
ludliua : n-*- --^ 50 

E ■ 30 

aathaiiiei 5<^i 

iic AUiiaia : Jamftfi M 36 

Kc Xiougaii : Helen ;iv. 
Ittller : Al*ixuraii.>r 37 
mils : Oewealogy H* 

Aare 49 

Ann 3t 46,47 Motii : 

Auxy 49 

Bill i4,15t^l 
.rine «4^ 

Catnarine De Mott 4? 

Ofearie» 47 Storray 

Clifford sv«rett 50 

Daniel ft«Uh 47 

J611Z :?« 

Kanruw. rv,50 

Heary 30 

Jeruiey 50 

Jomi 13*14,^3,46 

Jo)m i5 3y 

Jolixi SaaU9l 46,47 
Judlth 50 Sadsll 

Louie ttdlTi lid ¥) 
Margaret 47 
M&rtlia 47 
^ ifery 46,47,49,50 

jfery Almlra 49 Sail : 

liary L 50 



•^e 4. 

Mary Louisa 49 
Mury J*ris.cliiiv 49,30 
May 49 

?; a, 47 

Pojui^ 15,46 

R^- v... 3, 31,32, 

Rr 4<, , 43 
8: . '.a 47^ 

Sajr.uel 39, 46, 5^> 

3:..r.-;.el D 4u 

« ■ ' ^' _ _ 49 
7 

Sv . 47,49,50 

S '^ V?,50 

T^ » 47 

fJtosuiS j^ ^ ^ _ „ 47 
iT?. ■ L " • ■-; 14 . 






14 7*^^ 



vit 



ta 



'^7 



"in 



1 ) 



■St 



' Alt'erta 4' 

49 



31 

• *- ^ • ...^ MM «M» ^» - 

B^ji»urd 33 

- na 33 

.. . elte 53 

IL-i^- Arm 33 
ArtJnir 30 
Catharine 30 



ij-9 



55. 



RlRtory of 8vrliigfl«.lu, *lca, Loi*^ l»^. 



YorK. 



mie:? of PerBons : 

MartlTjH _*,ii Rttfxiefi : _ , <^ ? 

j*£,i,x : ?^r{.^ay 30 ii7 

Oeceiia 2d Rlcier : <>- 

JX< .. ..^ie 28 J\-._. 

HamutJi 3i» 33 ' ^ Knte 3 

Jesse «i<5 8. A 

jojui w 3i^ Roteerts : 



H«ily 32 
Wiiiiufa Henry 2d 
]fiit% : Helen 31 
Oakey : Annie Joeernine 32 

Kanoy 3? 

P _ _ i^ 37 

Petar UavSg 32,37 
Ogtie;^ : Ai.n'ri 

Betty -*-* 

CJiariea 4^^ 

Sllsabetn >k$ 

Getirge ^<i 



Bogers : 



- 3i 

M „ •>! 






31 



Rittnerfor*. : ^r, . >«i.,3y 

•;■ ' ^ ^ ^ it* 

Bavage : i. 3C 

Softoonrualcor : Jacob 3, *->, 

Jacsolj 3-if '♦<> 
Seaaaii : Uiay 49 
Se^ar : Joiui 30 

Ifeur et t a iJLn;l ra ? , 'vv^ 

»araiJi 30 

I^:. _ .s Lra 30 

9i*i*4n 30 



haraiJLton Vright 2*5 siaoB80>i in " - iifauaie 
peter« : Abel 4t> 

wiiHaa 46 

jfriiiiip^ • -^^3 

Arai 3» *^£> 
OaUiarixie 41,46,4.7 
' 40,46 

*» ^> 
l£ary 46 

Plati : HaimaJi M _ ., 31 

Poland : i&r/ Ani* 31 
Purdy : £lizu»etn 4o 
Marlnus 4d 
9c:/ • ■- -k; 
Reeves : a. * atoi 4/ 
Sioreiice 47 



c aa 26, 4i; 

C- 31, 3<^ 

ii:. .. =. . .,4<S 

ii:iiiial 15,16 

-. ^ - .. . __ _-6,4fi 
iiiian A ^-^ _ ^ 3«i 
^ 30 

JTiorsiica h _ ... 33 

Qeorge 

k' A _—. — «- pQ 

ixuiuiaii Ajrm 32 



50. 



Hlttory or 8prinsfidl4, JaBi*lca,Lona; Xslana, JJew «>rk. 



BilQOlUIOJl 



Index of Persons : pa^e 6. 



Jane Xil2at>et}t 4<> Sudtn : li^rla 33 
John 30 phabe H6 

Joseph a 30 l&ite 24.46 

Joseph 8ol<lBore 30,32,33 Wluiaii Henry 4« 

HJH*^ 30 Stoothoff : Betsey 33 

Lillian Louisa 32,33 John 33 

Swezey : Mr. ^37 

Thom>son : Samn 30 

Townsend : Charlotte 33 

TraTis^ 

TraTsrs 

Travis 



liar la 46 
Mary 441,49 
Xary Augusta 32 

ibry Is 30 

Mary Louisa 4i$ 
Klnnle 31 
Kloholas 3 •31 t 32, 
VlOholas 46, 46 
Oti^el irerltt 31 
Othnftel Xrerett 4^ 
Phehe Salth 3t2<>,4<s 
Reheooa 3, 31, 32, 
Rehecca 46 , 4« 
Sarah Hlghle 46 
sioney Solinore 32 
Susannah 4a 

Susannah A 32 

Voodrttff 31 " 

SlB^son : Hancy 32 

8xldM»re : 27 

Ablathar 27,29 
Asella 32 



Abraham 46 
aramile 13 

Ann 46 

Sllzabeth 46 

Isaac 46 

Jacoh 46 

John 46 

Martha 46 

Mary 46 

Rachel 46 

Reheoea 46 

Richard 46 

Sarah 46 

ZhMUis 46 
Valeatlae : Oenealogy zs 

SUen Sllsahetn 33 

Jerenlah 33 

John Henry 33 

Xary Z8 



Sxith 



Obarles Vrederlck 32 San^ 33 

Uaaaaii 29,30 vanarsdale : 25 

?f*«P*i ^7 Van Artsdalen": seeTsiaonson 

Lillian Louisa 32 CatJitrine 41 

S5S-^Iq Catherine 31 

*«««^ ^9 Charity 46 

i zF 3 ,^ Rleanor x , 44» 

.Sealmry32 Hannah 4«t ^ 

Stephen 29 jane Sll^abet^ ' 

Susan 27 iferla 46 

Susannah 27,30 Mary 46' 

^ waiter 29 Mary Loulsu. 4o 

l^. H6 Hloholas 3»31.H6,4^ 

Burton James 2<j Othnlel Evarett 46 

*lha 33 Phetoe ftslth 46 

florence Ss telle 26 Bel>ecea 3,4i,4b,j»6 



57. 



History of SprlJtgTiold, Jataalca^tLaiig zsiuiia, £«« loric. 



Zna«3( or i^rsons : page 7. 



Van Arts<ialo» 
vatts 



Sarah HI gMe 4a W^tte 
susannaH ^ ^ 



B«»tt«7 47 

Catliarlae » 35 

Catltarlno sa Mott 47 
SlisalMth 49 
lloronce 47 



Watts : aaorgo 50 

Vatts : Jane 50 

Vbtts : Jsnney 50 

jexmlo Alberta 49 

Larry 47 
Iia^oncd 47 

Watts : Lealtta 47 

Watts : Louise 47 



Weeks : 

Whaley 

Whealey 



: M ? 35 

^' Mit 47 

Morris f 34,3i?, 

Morris y 30.47 

?lie)>e 47 

Sidney 47 

Sidney 47 

Theodora 4V 

WlUlaig 49 

Martha 33 

: Lillian 30 

Adrlana 33 
Aatlaony Soxsey 33 
2>anlel 33 
Lillian Louisa 33 



Winifred : Catiiarln© 2iS 
wood : Jane Z9 
wrigSit : Any 27 



5^. 
KlBtory of e^ringfieiat JaiQ&ic^^,Lon^ X6l<^4, ^ew York. 

Index of Flao«». 

AdasguB County, Xlllnoifi il 

Asfeoris, ^iong Xslaiid, Hew YorK, . 30 

Bal>ylon, Long Zslana, llew YorK 33 

BroolOyn, «9w Yoric 1, 2, 2 7, 30, 3^ 

Canada 3<^* 3V, 41 

Clilntf 37 

imt^eae County, Mew York 40, 41, 46 

Xast K«ap8teaa, Long Island, Xew YOrx 32 

Visniclii, Bew York, 40, 41 

yienlagton. Hew Jersey y^ 

forest Kill, sew Jersey 31 

rosters Meadow, Long Island, Bew York 3^ 

freeport. Long Island, Hew York, 27>33 

QlorersTllle, Sew York 30 

OreeiOfUSb, £ew York 30 

Heopstead, Long Island, Hew York 27, 3^* 33 

Hudson Slvt?r 39, 41, 42, 44 

Kurleyrllle, Mew Yor^i 31 

Iowa 33 

Jaaalca, Long Island, Mew York 1,2,3,27»29,30,31,32,37 

Long Island, Mew York 3*40,41,43 

Long island City, Mew York 30 

LynAbrook, Long Island, Mew York 2d. 30 

lianbassettLong Island, Mew York 33* 4S 

Mendon, Illinois 31 

Mew Jersey 37 

Mewtown, Long Island, Mew York 30 

Mew York 37» 3S 

Mew York City 31 

Mine partners. Mew York, 40, 4t> 

Fottgtikeepsie, Mew York, 13. 29, 41, 42, 4o 

BoGkaway, Long Island, Sew York, 49 

Scarsdale, Mew York, 29 

Siaithtown, Long Island, M*w York, 33 o, « . ,^ « -= ,. 

Springfield, Long Island,Mew York, l,2,3»25.27»2i>,30,3^. .'^t^^, 

37. 40, 43, 46 
south Heepstead, Long Island, Mew York, 27. 
Trenton, Mew Jersey 33 
Uniondale, Mew York, 32 
Washington, Sutcmess County, Mew York, 46 
Williaasteurgh, Long Island, Mew York, 27 
Woodharen, Long Island, Mew York, 37 





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